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South African Clown Wins Suit Against Magazine Calling Him A Meth Head
South African clown Norman Pudney has won a defamation suit against men's magazine FHM after it printed his picture with a report likening jesters to cross-dressing drug addicts.
A court ruled that FHM used the image of Mr Pudney, known as Puddles the Clown, "intentionally and maliciously".
It awarded Mr Pudney, a clown for about 30 years, $6,000 (£3,900) in damages.
He told the BBC he sued FHM to defend a "profession that is meant to be well-received".
Its South Africa edition used a stock image of Mr Pudney in 2007 with an article, which said clowns and car guards often resembled "grown men with long-term tik [a local word to describe crystal methamphetamine] habits, dressed like transvestites from hell."
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-22800086
A court ruled that FHM used the image of Mr Pudney, known as Puddles the Clown, "intentionally and maliciously".
It awarded Mr Pudney, a clown for about 30 years, $6,000 (£3,900) in damages.
He told the BBC he sued FHM to defend a "profession that is meant to be well-received".
Its South Africa edition used a stock image of Mr Pudney in 2007 with an article, which said clowns and car guards often resembled "grown men with long-term tik [a local word to describe crystal methamphetamine] habits, dressed like transvestites from hell."
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-22800086
