<br />
J O U R N A L I S M W E E K LY<br />
www.pressgazette.co.uk 18 October 2012<br />
Nationals<br />
Jimmy Carr's dad<br />
wins fifth national<br />
paper libel claim<br />
BY DOMINIC PONSFORD<br />
PICTURE: REUTERS<br />
The Times has made a five-figure libel<br />
settlement with the estranged father of<br />
comedian Jimmy Carr – at least the fifth<br />
such payout made to him by a national<br />
paper in recent years.<br />
There were a string of such<br />
settlements made to Jim Carr in 2006,<br />
following interviews given by his<br />
comedian son.<br />
The latest payout follows an inter view<br />
with Carr junior which appeared in The<br />
Times in April this year with Janice<br />
Turner.<br />
The original article stated that<br />
Carr senior had left the family when<br />
Jimmy was a child and attempted<br />
a reconciliation after the comedian<br />
became famous.<br />
The online version now carries an<br />
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