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.
Frankie Boyle 'very happy' with libel victory
Comedian Frankie Boyle said he was "very happy" after winning a libel case against the Daily Mirror.
Mr Boyle was awarded more than £54,000 in damages by a High Court jury after he claimed the newspaper had defamed him by describing him as "racist".
Mr Boyle tweeted after the verdict that he had brought the action as "racism is still a very serious problem in society", which is why he has "made a point of being anti-racist" in both his life and his work.
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