Keira Knightley will be able to eat for a while on $6,000.
The British actress has been awarded the amount by the Daily Mail in libel damages. Keira sued the tabloid after it insinuated that her skinny frame had caused a teenage girl to starve herself to death.
The headline for the article, above a picture of Keira in a bikini, read, "If Pictures Like This One of Keira Carried a Health Warning, My Darling Daughter Might Have Lived." The story features comments from a grieving mother, who lost her daughter to anorexia.
"The Pirates Of The Caribbean" star won the case after her lawyer, Simon Smith, told London's High Court, "The article could be interpreted to have asserted that the claimant bore personal responsibility for causing the tragic death of Sophie Mazurek, a 19-year-old, who battled with anorexia."
The lawyer continued to point out that naturally slim Keira is aware of her health and not focused on being a size zero. He said, "She considers it more important and has spoken of her opinion of the need to be healthy and happy."
The actress spoke about the article, which the court was told she found "deeply offensive," in an issue of Elle magaine.
Keira explained, "It appeared as if I were promoting something when I absolutely was not. I am thin because that's what I am, and I was thinner at that point because of the work I do. Nothing else."
The star has been vocal in her attitude towards her body, admitting that she would like to change parts of it but is not obsessed with dieting or fitness.
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