Portrayal of character in Steve Coogan’s film The Lost King is defamatory, judge rules
by Haroon Siddique Legal affairs correspondent from World news | The Guardian on (#6NH5C)
Coogan, production company Baby Cow and Pathe, the distributors of the 2022 film, will now face a full trial
The portrayal of a former university official in Steve Coogan's film about the discovery of the remains of Richard III is defamatory, a high court judge has ruled.
Richard Taylor, a former deputy registrar at the University of Leicester, is suing Coogan, the production company Baby Cow, and the distributors Pathe.
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