Will Smith wins Hitler slur apology
Overdue. Would have taken even longer in the US
courts.
Up front, the reason I’ve chosen this
post is that media outlets worldwide wasted no time repeating the slander. Now,
that it is proven - retractions made and damages paid - there won’t be a
fraction of the
attention.
Hollywood actor Will Smith has won an apology and damages from an entertainment news agency after it distributed a story in which it alleged he had called Adolf Hitler a “good person”.
London-based World Entertainment News Network admitted at the high court that the allegations were “misleading and published in error” and apologised for any distress and embarrassment they had caused to Smith…
WENN had distributed the article in December last year under the headline “Smith: Hitler was a good person”, in which it claimed the actor had praised the Nazi dictator in an interview with the Scottish Daily Record newspaper. The piece was widely picked up by media outlets worldwide…
The news agency agreed to pay Smith’s legal costs and an undisclosed amount in damages, which the actor said he would donate to charity.
Hollywood actor Will Smith has won an apology and damages from an entertainment news agency after it distributed a story in which it alleged he had called Adolf Hitler a “good person”.
London-based World Entertainment News Network admitted at the high court that the allegations were “misleading and published in error” and apologised for any distress and embarrassment they had caused to Smith…
WENN had distributed the article in December last year under the headline “Smith: Hitler was a good person”, in which it claimed the actor had praised the Nazi dictator in an interview with the Scottish Daily Record newspaper. The piece was widely picked up by media outlets worldwide…
The news agency agreed to pay Smith’s legal costs and an undisclosed amount in damages, which the actor said he would donate to charity.
Posted: Fri - February 22, 2008 at 09:33 AM