It is understood MMA fighter Conor McGregor has deleted copies of CCTV footage shown to the jury in a civil action taken against him by Nikita Hand.
This follows an order from the High Court earlier this month directing him not to disseminate the footage and to give back or destroy any copies he had.
Mr Justice Alexander Owens ordered Mr McGregor to swear an affidavit setting out in detail how he had done so.
It is understood he has now filed a brief affidavit outlining that he has deleted the footage and stating that he intends to file a more detailed affidavit before the matter comes back to court next month.
In his ruling almost two weeks ago, Mr Justice Owens said a jury had determined that Mr McGregor raped Nikita Hand on 9 December 2018 in the Beacon Hotel in Dublin, and awarded her almost €250,000 in damages.
The judge said the issue had been conclusively determined by the jury against Mr McGregor and would remain the position unless Mr McGregor persuaded a higher court to overturn the verdict.
He said it was not open to him to make contrary claims or selectively use bits and pieces of evidence in the public arena to suit himself.
The judge said there was a real and demonstrable risk that Mr McGregor would provide the footage to an Italian business associate, Gabriel Ernesto Rapisarda, who had claimed the imminent release of the footage would increase sales of Mr McGregor's stout.
Mr Justice Owens said he was exercising his inherent jurisdiction to make sure a party did not commit contempt of court. He added that the footage was provided by An Garda Síochána as part of the discovery process for the civil action, and was only for use to prepare for the action and while the action was under way.
The parties were bound to respect this rule, he said.
As the matter was now over, the judge said it was no longer necessary for Mr McGregor to hold any copies of the CCTV or any other materials. The judge also expressed concern that such material was capable of being misused in quite a serious way on social media.
The footage showed Mr McGregor, Ms Hand and their friends, James Lawrence and Danielle Kealy in the car park and lift of the Beacon Hotel, before and after Mr McGregor assaulted Ms Hand.
It was played to the court on multiple occasions during the trial and viewed by the jury during their deliberations.
Mr McGregor has to pay most of Nikita Hand’s costs, estimated at €1.3m. He was granted a stay on the award and the costs on condition that he pay out €100,000 of the award and pay €200,000 in costs immediately.
