Frankie Boyle libel victory
Comedian Frankie Boyle has won more than £50,000 in damages after a High Court jury concluded that he had been libelled by the Daily Mirror. Boyle said he would give the money to charity.
Comedian Frankie Boyle wins libel damages
Comedian Frankie Boyle has won more than £50,000 in damages today after a High Court jury concluded that he had been libelled by the Daily Mirror.
The 40-year-old from Glasgow, claimed the Daily Mirror defamed him by describing him as racist.Daily Mirror publisher Mirror Group Newspapers (MGN) defended the article, published on July 19 2011.
MGN said the "racist" description was either true or "honest comment on a matter of public interest". Jurors ruled today in favour of Mr Boyle.
They have yet to reach a verdict on a second issue - relating to a Daily Mirror report that Mr Boyle had been "forced to quit" BBC panel show Mock The Week.
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