Kate Winslet Wins Libel Lawsuit Tue, 3-Nov-2009
Kate Winslet announced on Tuesday that she was “delighted” to win a payout of $40,000 from a British newspaper that said she lied about her exercise plan.
The Academy Award winner stated, “I strongly believe that women should be encouraged to accept themselves as they are, so to suggest that I was lying was an unacceptable accusation of hypocrisy.”
Back in January, she told reporters she was going “easy” on herself and not exercising at all during the hectic awards season.
The 33-year-old beauty also said that women should be proud to accept what they look like, so when the report was made her lawyers claimed was “misleading the public.”
In the High Court in London on Tuesday, the paper took the allegations made n the January story that was titled, “Should Kate Winslet win an Oscar for the World’s most irritating actress?” -saying it was false and agreeing to publish an apology and pay damages as well as her legal costs.
"I am delighted that the Mail have apologized for making false allegations about me," Winslet said in the statement. "I was particularly upset to be accused of lying about my exercise regime, and felt that I had a responsibility to request an apology in order to demonstrate my commitment to the views that I have always expressed about body issues, including diet and exercise."
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