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Actress NICOLE KIDMAN has been subpoenaed to testify against a photographer in Sydney, Australia, after a judge insisted she appear in court in person to give evidence in the defamation case.
Paparazzo Jamie Fawcett, 41, is suing John Fairfax Publications, the publishers behind local newspaper the Sun-Herald, after they ran a January 2005 article accusing Fawcett of allegedly planting a listening device outside Kidman’s Sydney home. The article was found by a jury to be defamatory last year (06) and the current hearing aims to determine whether John Fairfax Publications are liable for damages.
Fawcett was charged with possession and use of a listening device in early 2005, but the charges were dropped in June (07) after the New South Wales state Supreme Court ruled there was no evidence to suggest he had violated any law.
Kidman, who is currently filming Baz Lurhman’s Australia, was due to give evidence for the defence about her at-times controversial dealings with Fawcett, in the publishing house’s effort to avoid a payout.
Kidman had requested to testify via video link or at a weekend hearing because of her busy shooting schedule, but the appeal was rejected by Sydney’s Supreme Court’s Justice Carolyn Simpson on Monday (12Nov07), reports Fox News.
She told the courtroom: "I think we should make enquiries about a time that will occasion the least disruption and it seems there is going to be co-operation on the part of all the parties involved to accommodate Ms Kidman." The hearing continues.

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