Ladies – it's now OK to accept if Lord Of The Dance Michael Flatley ever decides to invite you out for a drinks, because he's statistically much less likely to rape you afterwards than before.

We know this because a court has just ruled that Michael Flatley cannot in any way be considered a rapist, and if you do call Michael Flatley a rapist then he'll sue your balls off. That's what's just happen in Los Angeles, anyway, where Michael Flatley has been awarded $11 million in damages from a woman who falsely accused him of rape in 2002. It's a double-eged sword for the Flatley fans of the world, though – although they'll obviously be relieved that their hero isn't a rapist, they're going to have to come to terms with the unexpected fact that Michael Flatley finds women attractive and not men.