Kate WIN-slet her lawsuit against the Daily Mail
Posted at 3:03 PM Nov 03, 2009
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The Oscar-winning star did not attend the high court in London for the settlement of her action against Associated Newspapers, which publishes the Daily Mail. But in a statement she said that she was "delighted" that the Mail had apologised for making false allegations.
In a nutshell, the Mail accused Winslet of lying about diet and exercise in an article that featured nude images of the actress taken from her various films. I know, that screams front page news to me, too. It's more distressing because Winslet has been especially vocal about body acceptance and over-Photoshopping:
Winslet has spoken out about digital manipulations of her photos in the past, but the fact remains: she would be lovely at any size and is, even as a "curvy" Hollywood actress, very thin compared to the rest of us. Regardless, I like to see the Daily Mail taken to task for its bad behavior, even if this is a mere slap on the wrist."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," she said. "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."
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Go Kate! Now if only more actresses would call these magazines out on their (massive amounts of) bullshit....
Posted 11/03/2009 at 03:26:59 PMThis is the same national newspaper that had 22,000 complaints lodged against it for an article claiming the sudden death of Irish singer Stephen Gately was his own fault due to his homosexuality. He died of SADS because of a heart condition.
They really are a disgrace.
Posted 11/04/2009 at 11:53:57 AM