Lucas awarded damages from second British newspaper
British comic Matt Lucas has been awarded damages from a UK newspaper after an article was published about his ex-husband's sudden death in 2009.
The Little Britain star was devastated when his former partner, Kevin McGee was found hanged in Edinburgh apartment in October last year.
The couple had tied the knot in a civil partnership in 2006 but split in 2008.
Lucas later sued the bosses at the Daily Mail for invasion of privacy for a 'grossly intrusive' article published last March.
His lawyers argued that a piece: How Matt Lucas Learnt to Laugh Again, constituted an unlawful intrusion into his grief and suffering.
Additionally they claimed that Lucas was not warned about its publication and said that this caused his considerable upset and distress.
The Press Association reports Lucas has been awarded undisclosed damages and a published apology from the newspaper's editors.
Lucas was awarded damages and an apology from the editors of the Daily Star in May of this year for publishing claims suggesting he had been placed on suicide watch following the tragic event.
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