Kate Winslet sues, wins for being called "world's most irritating actress"

Celebrifi - 3rd Nov 2009

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Kate Winslet: Kate Winslet has successfully sued the UK's Daily Mail for being called "the world's most irritating actress." The Daily Mail had accused her of lying about her fitness routines. Under the ruling the paper has been forced to pay Winslet $40,000 in damages, and issue a public apology. According to Kate, the article, titled 'Should Kate Winslet Win an Oscar for the World's Most Irritating Actress,' "injured her personal and professional reputation."

She also felt "distressed and embarrassed" after the story was published.

"I am delighted that the Mail have apologized 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," Winslet 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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