Sir Philip Green 'kissed, slapped and groped a senior female executive'

The shocking allegations made against billionaire businessman Sir Philip Green by five former employees have been revealed for the first time. 

Sir Philip originally obtained a court injunction preventing the publication of the claims, before dropping it earlier today.

Now, the full extent of the allegations can be revealed, including how he groped a senior female executive and called her a 'naughty girl', before paying her more than £1 million in hush money.

A range of sexual harassment, race discrimination and bullying allegations have emerged. 

The Arcadia boss is alleged to have paid out millions in settlements to cover up the claims.

Sir Philip Green, pictured with his wife Tina and daughter Chloe, has formally dropped his legal action over a court injunction

Aside from the injunction cases, former Topshop boss Auna Irvine has accused Green of inappropriate behaviour

Sir Philip Green, pictured with his wife Tina and daughter Chloe, has formally dropped his legal action over a court injunction. Aside from the injunction cases, former Topshop boss Auna Irvine (right) has accused Green of inappropriate behaviour

The embattled Topshop billionaire is alleged to have kissed the female executive's face, slapped her bottom and made comments about her weight several times, in front of other people.  

The Daily Telegraph reported the claims after the businessman dropped legal action against the newspaper.

The retail tycoon also allegedly dragged a woman around in a headlock and smashed a male employee's mobile phone, the newspaper said.   

And the paper reported he was told not to come any closer by a woman whose face he is said to have grabbed, allegedly dragged another senior female staff member around in a headlock and allegedly smashed a male staff member's mobile phone in an aggressive dressing down.

He reportedly mocked a black male employee's dreadlocks and told him he was 'still throwing spears in the jungle', before assuming he smoked cannabis. 

Green was also told not to come any closer by a woman whose face he is said to have grabbed.  

Sir Philip has categorically denied the allegations, insisting he never meant to cause offence.

In all five cases, the employees had agreed to keep the details of their complaints confidential under NDAs. 

Sir Philip has spent a career attending glamorous parties with top celebrities. He is pictured with Beyonce in 2014, but the singer cut ties with him after the allegations emerged

Sir Philip has spent a career attending glamorous parties with top celebrities. He is pictured with Beyonce in 2014, but the singer cut ties with him after the allegations emerged

Earlier on Friday he accused the paper of 'pursuing a vendetta' against him and his staff and said former employees whose allegations were investigated by the newspaper were under 'ongoing obligations' to honour non-disclosure agreements (NDAs).  

A judge today allowed Green to end proceedings against the paper after he admitted the injunction barring them from printing the claims had become 'pointless' since Labour peer Lord Hain unmasked him in Parliament as the man behind the case.

Judge Mr Justice Warby ordered Green to pick up the Telegraph's legal bill, meaning the 66-year-old tycoon now faces a reported £3million legal bill.

Green fired a shot across the bows of anyone preparing to publish new details of the former-workers' claims however, in a bullish statement.

He and the board of the Arcadia Group said the former employees who signed the the non-disclosure agreements were under 'ongoing obligations' to honour them.

Their statement said: 'The Telegraph and its owners must now decide whether to do the decent thing and respect the NDAs.

Green has welcomed his daughter's boyfriend, Jeremy Meeks, a former criminal turn model who was dubbed 'the hot felon', to share the family's luxury lifestyle. They are pictured Mykonos

Green has welcomed his daughter's boyfriend, Jeremy Meeks, a former criminal turn model who was dubbed 'the hot felon', to share the family's luxury lifestyle. They are pictured Mykonos

'If not, they will expose their sources to potential further legal actions and significant losses. Their fate is now in the Telegraph's hands.' 

The statement opens the door to potential further legal action if details of the claims are published. 

In an article today, The Telegraph claimed it plans to publish details of the claims made against Green 'in the coming days'. 

Sir Philip has always strenuously denied the allegations at the centre of the legal whirlwind. 

Among those who have accused Green is Auna Irvine, who headed one of the billionaire's

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