Leonardo DiCaprio has won his court case against the perhaps aptly titled magazine Oops! for claiming he fathered a child with Rihanna and told the singer that he did not want the baby.
Gossip Cop reports while the publication expected to lose, its editor claims the 40-year-old actor only sued the magazine as he is racist.Leo sued the magazine back in June after demanding the magazine retracts the story and pays him the maximum compensation French law allows, namely of 18,000 Euros, or around $US20,000 in damages plus legal fees.
The cover of the May edition featured pictures of Rihanna and Leo saying, 'Rihanna Pregnant With Leonardo's Baby: He Doesn't Want The Baby'.The French court has ruled in favour of the star finding not only were the claims false the publication of two paparazzi pictures of the Wolf Of Wall Street star breached France's very strict privacy laws.
The star did not get the full compensation he was asking for but was awarded 8,000 Euros - which is just over $USD8,800 - in damages and legal fees.
The magazine must also write in an upcoming issue that Leo won in court, according to the judge’s decision.
The owner of Oops!, Frederic Truskolaski, told Gossip Cop he expected to lose but claimed the star only sued them because he is a 'pervert' who has a 'racial issue'.
In a bizarre rant, he said: 'DiCaprio almost systematically goes out with Aryan-type girls, always blonde hair.
'He could not stand the fact that our magazine was saying he was having a baby with a black girl.'The owner previously admitted his magazine knew the story about the pregnancy was probably not true.
Speaking of the loss he continued: 'He said: 'We were totally expecting this decision, since in France when any magazine speaks about a celebrity’s private life the magazine is automatically condemned.'
Bradley Cooper is also suing the magazine for breaching his right to privacy.
A representative for Leonardo declined to comment on the case.
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