A Virginia jury ruled in favor of actor Johnny Depp in a libel suit against his ex-wife, Amber Heard, finding that she defamed him with accusations of domestic abuse. Depp was awarded $15 million in damages, though that may be reduced by law. Heard’s counter-suit was largely dismissed, with the …
Read More »Russian tycoon settles ‘Putin’s People’ libel suit
The billionaire brought the suit in response to the 2020 book ‘Putin’s People’, in which author Catherine Belton chronicled Putin’s rise to power and alleged, among other things, that he had directed Abramovich to buy the club in 2003 to expand Russian influence in the West. HarperCollins, the book’s publisher, …
Read More »Tommy Robinson loses libel case brought by Syrian teenager, must hand over £100,000 in damages
In a High Court judgment on Thursday, Mr Justice Matthew Nicklin ordered Robinson, whose real name is Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, to pay the damages and cover 18-year-old Jamal Hijazi’s legal fees. Hijazi was filmed being attacked in the playground at Almondbury Community School in Huddersfield in October 2018. In videos posted …
Read More »A high-stakes Abramovich libel case may see the dubious quality of much Western reporting from Russia finally come under scrutiny
Now, the chickens may be coming home to roost, as exiled Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich launches a libel case against a former Financial Times correspondent who compiled a much-criticised book largely based on testimony from an ex-Kremlin insider with a documented history of offering false evidence. The word around Moscow …
Read More »This is war: Meryl Streep has accused Karl Lagerfeld libel
EastNews Did not have time to inflame the scandal with Meryl Streep and Karl Lagerfeld, as the quarrel grew into stars literally fighting! Carl accused Meryl of commercialism, saying that she refused the dress is Chanel designed specifically for its outlet on “Oscar” in favor of another fashion house, paid …
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