Winslet Exercises Her Right to Kick Ass

Voluptuous thesp wins her war against U.K. tabloid over false story about her exercise routine

Kate Winslet has followed up her Oscar-winning role in The Reader with a damages-winning role as the Litigator.

The A-lister has banked more than $40,000 in damages after winning a lawsuit against Britain's Daily Mail for a story that falsely claimed she lied about her workout routine.

The article in question, headlined "Should Kate Winslet Win an Oscar for the World's Most Irritating Actress," was published in January alongside naked pics of Winslet.

The 34-year-old thesp was not in court for the verdict, but her solicitor read a statement on her behalf explaining how the story had offended her and caused her a "great deal of distress"—not only because it was "simply not true," but also because it gave people the wrong impression about her views on the female body.

"I am delighted that the Mail have apologised for making false allegations about me," said Winslet. "I was particularly upset to be accused of lying about my exercise regime and felt that I had a responsibility to request an apology in order to demonstrate my commitment to the views that I have always expressed about body issues including diet and exercise."

She added: "I strongly believe that women should be encouraged to accept themselves as they are, so to suggest that I was lying was an unacceptable accusation of hypocrisy."

We love you, Kate. You're perfect. Don't change.

Associated Newspapers Ltd., the owner of the Daily Mail, published a mea culpa in September regretting the assertions made in the article. Winslet will donate her winnings to charity.