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Don't call Kate Winslet "the world's most irritating actress," or you'll end up owing a lot of money.The Oscar winner successfully sued British tabloid The Daily Mail after the publication gave her that title and accused her of lying about her fitness routines. The newspaper has been forced to pay $40,000 in damages and apologize, WENN reports.
According to the actress, the article -- titled 'Should Kate Winslet Win an Oscar for the World's Most Irritating Actress' -- "injured her personal and professional reputation."
She also felt "distressed and embarrassed" after the story was published.
"I am delighted that the Mail have apologized for making false allegations about me. I was particularly upset to be accused of lying about my exercise regime and felt that I had a responsibility to request an apology in order to demonstrate my commitment to the views that I have always expressed about body issues, including diet and exercise," Winslet said after the ruling.
"I strongly believe that women should be encouraged to accept themselves as they are, so to suggest that I was lying was an unacceptable accusation of hypocrisy."
