Zeta-Jones: signed exclusive deal with OK! for wedding pictures. Photograph: AP
magazine has won the latest round of its marathon court battle against arch rival Hello! over the publication of unofficial wedding pictures of Catherine Zeta-Jones and Michael Douglas. The House of Lords today ruled in favour of OK!
, which won an initial judgment against Hello! for using clandestine pictures of the ceremony in New York in November 2000. OK!
had signed an exclusive 1m contract with the couple and claimed the value of its deal was undermined when Hello! used unofficial images taken by an undercover photographer as a spoiler.
-- This site/section combo is not set up to show MPU's -->Initally, OK! sued successfully for more than 1m in damages and a similar amount in costs. However, the court of appeal reversed the original ruling, ordering OK!
to pay back damages, costs and interest amounting to nearly 2m. To contact the MediaGuardian newsdesk email or phone 020 7239 9857. For all other inquiries please call the main Guardian switchboard on 020 7278 2332.
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