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10
March 2007
Kate
Winslet Accepts Libel
Settlement
Actress
Kate
Winslet
has accepted a
"substantial" settlement
in her libel action over
a magazine claim that
she had visited a diet
doctor.
Grazia
magazine had suggested
Kate Winslet was
concerned about her
weight, despite publicly
criticising Hollywood's
obsession with thin
women.
The
weekly has apologised
and accepted that she
went to the doctor in
connection with a neck
problem.
The
settlement will be
donated to an eating
disorder
charity.
The
story surfaced after
Winslet visited the
Chinese Healing
Institute in Santa
Monica,
California.
At
the time the
32-year-old, who was
nominated for best
actress at this year's
Oscars, said she was
"very upset".
In
a statement Grazia said:
"We are satisfied that
she did not go to a
doctor seeking any
treatment for weight
loss. We are very happy
to set the record
straight and sincerely
apologise to Kate for
the distress
caused."
Through
her solicitor, Ms
Winslet said: "I am
delighted that this
matter has been
resolved, and the record
set straight. I am not a
hypocrite. I have always
been, and shall continue
to be, honest when it
comes to body/weight
issues."
In
December she said her
concern over the effect
of fashion magazines on
girls was so great she
refused to have them in
the same house as her
six-year-old daughter,
Mia.
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