Chris Packham – libel ruling is 'vindication of my innocence'
The TV naturalist successfully sued two men for libel.
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The TV naturalist successfully sued two men for libel.
The TV naturalist sued three men for libel over nine articles which included claims he ‘manipulated’ people into donating to rescue five tigers.
The TV naturalist sued three men for libel over nine articles which included claims he ‘manipulated’ people into donating to rescue five tigers.
TV naturalist sued three men for libel over claims he 'manipulated' people into donating to rescue five tigers
Chris Packham has won his libel case against Country Squire Magazine, with a High Court Judge in London awarding him £90,000 in damages. According to The Guardian, the losing defendants were also ordered to make an interim payment of £400,000 towards Packham’s costs. Accusations published online by Country Squire Magazine suggested that Chris Packham had lied in two instances, one time to mislead the public into funding the rescue of tigers from a circus, and another to suggest that he wrote a death-threat to himself. The second accusation concerning the death threat was withdrawn unreserv...