Kidman snapper loses defamation case

A celebrity photographer who sued an Australian newspaper for accusing him of hounding Nicole Kidman was handed a huge legal bill instead of a damages payout when a judge ruled his intrusive behaviour had frightened the actress.

New South Wales state Supreme Court Justice Carolyn Simpson said she accepted photographer Jamie Fawcett had tried to bug Kidman’s house in Sydney and had engaged in a dangerous car chase through the city in his determination to photograph the star.