Expressen refuses to pay damages
Written by tevensso on April 11, 2003 to Marie Fredriksson.
STOCKHOLM - Peter Danowsky, legal counselor for the Swedish tabloid newspaper Expressen, has now replied to Marie Fredriksson’s claim against the paper.
The tabloid, writes the counselor, has not written that Marie is a criminal, or blameworthy. “Nor defamed, abusively treated or [subjected her to] any other outrageous treatment.”
“Expressen doesn’t seem to have read my summons especially carefully,” Leif Silbersky, Marie’s lawyer, says to the competing newspaper Aftonbladet. “The grounds for my demands are that persons in Marie’s vicinity experienced Marie as untruthful,” Silbersky continues. “Marie got scared as well, and thought the doctors were deceiving her, while at the same time giving the truth to the media.”
Silbersky also points out that Sjöberg [Expressen’s Editor-in-Chief] at first claimed that Expressen’s information was correct, and then suddenly turned around and admitted that it was wrong publishing it.
- Aftonbladet’s story (In Swedish)
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29 comments
Fernandinha said on April 12, 2003 01:20:
They have to pay damages to Marie and pay for a psycotherapy to this editor in chief of this stupid tabloid. He’s not a normal person. I really feel nausea about this man. He’s so stupid....
Don’t care Marie we love you and we always will be by your side.
Lot’s of love from Brasil :D
Fernanda - São Paulo
DaminehGessle said on April 12, 2003 18:07:
Actually it’s funny cause it’s a new wave going through stars to sue tabloids and I guess they should. I have so many nonsense stories on Enquirer or other cheap magazines about Oprah, Julia Roberts, Nicole Kidman and etc. Penelope Cruz is now suing a magazine in Australia and so are many other stars in different parts of the world.
Why would a journalist write bullshit?
marre said on April 12, 2003 20:09:
when this comes to court i wanna be there and suport Marie.
courts are open for the public in sweden (mostly)
we fans should all be there
Opportunity_Nox said on April 12, 2003 22:16:
Watch out Expressen, finally you will have to “pay the price” for this impudence! I’m sure justice is on Marie’s side !
Nik
antz said on April 12, 2003 22:26:
B*STARDS!
Dont they realise they are fighting a losing battle.
I just heard that Michael Douglas and Catherine Zeta-Jones have won their court case with a tabloid.
Expressen dont think you are getting away with this!
Stay strong Marie!
bluesue said on April 13, 2003 09:46:
Idiots..which such behaviour..they will have to pay even MORE! It’s one more insult to Marie! I hope they will have to pay SEVERAL MILLIONS...
Jud (moderator) said on April 13, 2003 22:14:
Expressen people like it to hurt people, suckers. But Marie will trash them!
LittleSpooky said on April 14, 2003 21:21:
The interesting thing is:
Expressen’s back-peddling as FAST as they can. They KNOW they are in the wrong. They just don’t want to admit it publically because that would open the door for other lawsuits. Where the admitted that they were wrong in publishing, they feel they shouldn’t have to pay.
Someone needs to point out that people like Tom Cruise, Demi Moore, and others have won against tabloids here in the US. And the settlements THEY ask for are LARGER than what Ms. Fredriksson’s asked for. They should count themselves fortunate.
I know this rambled a bit. Sorry. Point being: Settle, before it costs MORE money than you’ve got.
Jud (moderator) said on April 14, 2003 23:29:
i wish everybody would sue them and that they closed this damn newspaper.
marre said on April 15, 2003 15:57:
I agree with you Judith .I hope Expressen will go in “konkurs”
he he They will pay !
marre
tania said on April 20, 2003 10:28:
keep cool marie you will win in the end you have the roxette fans behind you all the way and i think that i speak for all we are with you 100%go get em marie.love you xxx
brunorox said on April 20, 2003 11:01:
Hello everybody,
well, well, well ... our best friend Marie: don’t let them say such things !!!
And to this, I’d add: NO COMMENT because Expressen just want us to speak about them and sale some papers more (as if we didn’t have enough paper in our boxes every week ...)
Try to hang on, we all are with YOU.
BRUNO
brunorox said on April 20, 2003 11:06:
To all the readers,
when i say “dont let them say such things”, i don’t speak about all the fans, but about the journalist of Expressen (but i hope you understood)
Have a nice day !
Brunorox is Back
Sparvogamarie said on April 12, 2003 00:32:
Hey Marie - tell Expressen to KISS YOUR ASS!!