10 h. ago Steve Coogan still 'happy' with Richard III film after libel claim

Steve Coogan and two production companies have agreed to pay ‘substantial damages’ to a university academic who sued for libel over the film.

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24 h. ago Steve Coogan says Richard III film was ‘story I wanted to tell’ as defamed academic to get payout

Case had been due to go to trial after judge ruled 2022’s The Lost King, which Coogan co-wrote, portrayed Richard Taylor as ‘smug and patronising’Steve Coogan has said his film about the discovery of the remains of Richard III was “the story I wanted to tell, and I am happy I did” after he and two production companies agreed to pay “substantial damages” to settle a high court libel claim over the film’s portrayal of a university academic.Richard Taylor, deputy registrar at the University of Leicester at the time of the find, sued Coogan, his production company Baby Cow, and Pathe Productions for libel over his portrayal in the 2022 film The Lost King, which follows the amateur historian Philippa Langley and her search for the king’s skeleton. Continue reading...

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26 h. ago Coogan says Richard III film was ‘the story I wanted to tell’ after libel claim

Steve Coogan and two production companies have agreed to pay ‘substantial damages’ to a university academic who sued for libel over the film.

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26 h. ago Steve Coogan insists he is 'happy' he made Richard III movie after losing defamation battle to academic

Coogan has been forced to pay a 'substantial' amount of money in damages to an academic who a court ruled was defamed in his film The Lost King.

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28 h. ago Steve Coogan to pay ‘substantial damages’ to academic defamed in Richard III film

Case had been due to go to trial after judge ruled 2022’s The Lost King, which Coogan co-wrote, portrayed claimant as ‘smug, unduly dismissive and patronising’Steve Coogan and two production companies will pay “substantial damages” to a university academic to settle a high court libel case over his portrayal in a film about the discovery of Richard III’s remains in a Leicester car park in 2012.Richard Taylor, deputy registrar at the University of Leicester at the time of the find, sued Coogan, his production company Baby Cow, and Pathe Productions for libel over his portrayal in the 2022 film The Lost King, which follows amateur historian Philippa Langley and her search to find the king’s skeleton. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Laurence Fox libel case over ‘racist’ claim to face retrial, Court of Appeal rules

The actor-turned-activist was sued by now-Stonewall chief executive Simon Blake and drag artist Crystal over a row on X.

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1 week ago Laurence Fox granted retrial in libel case over social media ‘racist’ claim

The Court of Appeal dismissed the actors bid to overturn the finding that he had libelled two people by calling them ‘paedphiles’

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1 week ago Laurence Fox's libel case over ‘racist’ claim to face retrial, appeals court rules

Controversial actor Laurence Fox was sued by now-Stonewall chief executive Simon Blake and drag artist Crystal, real name Colin Seymour, over a row on X/Twitter

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3 w. ago Doctor Who star Noel Clark 'was arrested over voyeurism claim' after £6million libel case loss

The Doctor Who star, 49, was detained by police at his family home in Kensington, west London, and taken into custody for questioning last week.

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4 w. ago Brigitte Macron accuses Candace Owens of trying to cash in on her false claim that the French first lady was born a man in new legal papers ahead of US libel hearing

Brigitte and Emmanuel Macron have accused Candace Owens of doubling down on fake birth claims in order to boost her online following since they sued her for libel in the US. 

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