Frankie Boyle Wins £54,650 Libel Case

Frankie Boyle has won £54,650 in damages after a High Court jury concluded that he had been libelled by the Daily Mirror.

Boyle, aged 40, from Glasgow, claimed that the Daily Mirror defamed him by describing him as racist and saying he had been "forced to quit" BBC panel show Mock The Week.

Daily Mirror publisher Mirror Group Newspapers had defended the article, which was published on July 19, 2011, claiming the "racist" description was either true or "honest comment on a matter of public interest".

But Boyle said the newspaper had "misunderstood" his jokes.

He told the High Court that characters he played might express racist views, but he did not, adding that he actively campaigned against racism and parodied racists.

The publisher had also said the words "forced to quit" did not mean that Boyle had been sacked and were not defamatory.

Jurors ruled in favour of Boyle after a week-long trial in London.

The comedian said during the trial that he would give any damages to charity.

Frankie Boyle responded to the court's decision on Twitter

He said he was "very happy" as he left court, ana his representative said he would make any further comments on Twitter.

Boyle has upset glamour model Katie Price over comments about her disabled son and also comments about gold medal swimmer Rebecca Adlington in the past.

His counsel David Sherborne admitted that his humour was deliberately challenging, and he would not have minded if his material had been called vile, tasteless or offensive, because that went with the territory, but he did object to being called a racist.

In a series of tweets the comedian wrote that he was "very happy" with the outcome.

"I'm very happy with the jury's decision and their unanimous rejection of the Mirror's allegation that I am a racist," he tweeted.

"Racism is still a very serious problem in society which is why I've made a point of always being anti-racist in my life and work and that's why I brought this action.

"I am giving my damages to charity."

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