Madonna recently won a legal battle against a UK based tabloid for publishing pictures of her wedding without her authorisation, eight years ago. In her suit against the Mail on Sunday tabloid, Madonna alleged that they had violated her privacy and her copyright by publishing pictures of her wedding to Guy Ritchie in 2000.
Ironically, this court victory comes just weeks after her divorce from the Snatch film director.
The tabloid allegedly received pictures of her wedding from Madonna's interior designer and published it in their paper for which Madonna is seeking over 5 million pounds ($7.5 million) in damages.
Judge David Eady who presided over the judgement in the pop star's favour has deferred a decision over the compensation amount. Representatives of the tabloid have stated that at the time the picture was taken, Madonna did not own their copyrights. They have said that the pictures are not worth the amount the star is seeking.
Madonna has stated that any money she receives from this settlement will be donated to her charity Raising Malawi that she created to help children orphaned by the AIDS epidemic in the country.
To read more about the case click here.
Pic courtesy Madonna Pix from flickr.com
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