Kate Winslet Wins £25,000 Libel Lawsuit Payout

Kate Winslet has won substantial libel damages against UK newspaper the Daily Mail.

Kate Winslet announced she was going to file the lawsuit against the rag, in May. The newspaper was accused of being a bunch of lie-tellers and fibbers, who were hell-bent on convincing their substantial readership that Winslet was not a fully-recovered chocoholic. The article the star sued over was published in January, and claimed that all her ass did was sit around and eat Bon Bons. This inferred that all her spouting about healthy eating and a new exercise regime was an utter lie. This made her mad as heck, as she has been working her booty off and is less than half the woman she used to be. No one can cope without carbs for that length of time and not lash out.

It was announced today a settlement of £25,000 in libel damages from the Daily Mail must be paid to the actress. The decision was made at London’s High Court. Winslet was so excited by the news she didn’t even bother to roll her skinny behind out of bed to hear the verdict.

Read what Kate Winslet had to say about the payout, in her official statement.

In a statement today, the actress said, “I am delighted that the Mail have apologised for making false allegations about me. 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.”

“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,” [she continued]. The article in question suggested that Winslet had been dishonest when she told Elle magazine that she relies on workout DVDs because she does not use gyms. The Daily Mail printed a retraction and apologised last month. (via Digital Spy)

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