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ENGLAND and WALES (Europe)
UNITED KINGDOM (Europe)
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Defamation
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Newspaper, magazine, or other periodical
Parody or pastiche
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Expands expression
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On 5 July 2008 The Guardian published an article in the ‘Weekend’ supplement, titled ‘A Peek at the Diary of Sir Elton John’ which parodied Elton John’s diary and the contents satirised John’s relationship with Nelson Mandela, his appearance at Mandela’s birthday party and a charity ball which John had thrown to raise money for an AIDS charity.
John issued a defamation claim on the grounds that the article suggested he was insincere and that he made false claims regarding the amount of money which went to the charity.
The court considered no reasonable reader would have understood the words in a satirical article to be serious allegations about the claimant and his charitable donations.
The claim was struck out.
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