Conrad and Lady Black: Dancing on the Edge in 2012, the case was described as a "$2.5-million suit" and Bower said, "How can a convicted fraudster find a jury who will say that his reputation has been damaged by a book that says he's a fraudster?" A passing reference in the book to the British businessman, pornographer, and publisher Richard Desmond led to Desmond unsuccessfully suing Bower for libel in 2009. Desmond argued that the description in the book that he was "ground into the dust" when he had published an apology after Black had threatened to sue for libel had weakened his reputation. Notes References Conrad and
Elizabeth Bower Elizabeth Bower Elizabeth Bower (born 1 August 1976) is an English actress, best known for starring as Dr Melody Bell in "Doctors" from 2007 to 2009. Bower was born in Leeds, West Yorkshire. Educated in Solihull, Bower attended Langley School, before undertaking A Levels in Theatre Studies, Geography and Biology at The Sixth Form College. After graduating from the University of Warwick with a BA hons in Theatre Studies and Performing Arts, Bower gained her post graduate diploma in Acting and Musical Theatre from the Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts. After an initial period solely on stage, Bower took a