Actress Hudson wins libel claim over “skinny” photo

LONDON (Reuters) – Actress Kate Hudson accepted libel
damages on Thursday from a magazine that printed a photo making
her look too skinny, alongside an article that said her movie
star mother Goldie Hawn wanted her to eat more.

Hudson had sued the UK Enquirer magazine over the article
which appeared last October under the headline “Goldie Tells
Kate: Eat Something!”

Her lawyer, Simon Smith, told Britain’s High Court the
story and pictures implied Hudson had “recklessly and foolishly
endangered her health by deliberately starving herself.”

One photograph “purported to show Ms Hudson as very frail
and gaunt in appearance,” he said, although the magazine had on
other occasions printed photos taken weeks before and after,
describing her as looking “stunning” and “great.”

“The allegations are entirely false and were deeply
offensive and embarrassing to Ms Hudson,” he added.

“Ms Hawn has explained to me that she has never had any
concerns about her daughter’s appearance whatsoever and that
she has always appeared to be very healthy and happy.”

The magazine agreed to pay an undisclosed sum and print a
public apology.