Meghan nets 1 pound from lawsuit
The Duchess of Sussex will receive a nominal 1-pound, approximately $1.35, payment for invasion of privacy plus undisclosed damages for copyright infringement, under an agreement that ends her long-running dispute with Britain’s Mail on Sunday over the tabloid’s publication of a letter she wrote to her father.
The terms were reported by the Guardian newspaper on Wednesday, 10 days after Associated Newspapers Ltd., publisher of the Mail on Sunday, decided to forgo further appeals and published a statement acknowledging that Meghan had won her lawsuit. The Mail on Sunday’s statement, which appeared Dec. 26, said “financial remedies have been agreed” but provided no details. The undisclosed damages for copyright infringement will be donated to charity. The tabloid will also shoulder legal fees.
The settlement marks the end of a lawsuit filed after the Mail on Sunday published a series of stories in 2019 based on a personal letter Meghan wrote to her estranged father after her marriage to Prince Harry. Meghan sued Associated Newspapers for misuse of private information and copyright infringement.
‘Jeopardy!’ champion Schneider robbed:
“Jeopardy!” champion Amy Schneider was robbed at gunpoint over New Year’s weekend in Oakland, California. Schneider tweeted about the robbery, saying she was shaken up but otherwise OK.
“Hi all! So first off: I’m fine. But I got robbed yesterday, lost my ID, credit cards and phone. I then couldn’t really sleep last night, and have been dragging myself around all day trying to replace everything,” the Oakland resident said in her post.
Oakland police said in a statement they were still investigating the armed robbery that occurred Sunday afternoon and had not yet made any arrests.
Schneider is the first transgender contestant to qualify for the Tournament of Champions.
The game show issued a statement saying, “We were deeply saddened to hear about this incident, and we reached out to Amy privately to offer our help in any capacity.”
Globes going ahead with no host, no stars:
When the Hollywood Foreign Press Association hands out this year’s Golden Globe Awards on Sunday, there will be no TV show, no stars and no host.
On Tuesday, the HFPA revealed its plans for the 79th edition of the awards, which will be held at the Beverly Hilton. With the Globes pulled off the air by NBC for 2022 and Hollywood continuing to hold the HFPA at arm’s length while it undertakes promised “transformational reforms,” this year’s ceremony will not be broadcast and will have no audience, emcee or red carpet.
The HFPA offered no details about a possible livestream on Tuesday.
Jan. 6 birthdays: Accordionist Joey, the CowPolka King, is 73. Actor Rowan Atkinson is 67. Singer Kathy Sledge is 63. Actor Norman Reedus is 53. TV personality Julie Chen Moonves is 52. Actor Rinko Kikuchi is 41. Actor Eddie Redmayne is 40. Comedian Kate McKinnon is 38. Actor Diona Reasonover is 30.