On 14 June 2024 a High Court judge has ruled that Steve Coogan's portrayal of a university academic in a film about the discovery of Richard III's remains had a defamatory meaning.
University official Richard Taylor is suing actor Steve, his production company Baby Cow and Pathe Productions for libel over his 'devious' and 'weasel-like' portrayal in a movie about the discovery of Richard III's remains. In a preliminary judgment on Friday, Judge Lewis ruled the film, titled The Lost King, portrayed Mr Taylor as having “knowingly misrepresented facts to the media and the public” about the discovery, and as being “smug, unduly dismissive and patronising”, which could be defamatory.
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