Reinstated Idols judge Gareth Cliff is “thrilled” with the court ruling in his favour that also ordered M-Net to pay all his legal costs.<\/p>\n
“We’re very pleased about this,” he told journalists outside the High Court in Johannesburg.<\/p>\n
“We’re thrilled.”<\/p>\n
His lawyer, Eric Mabuza, said he always believed a judgment in Cliff’s favour was a foregone conclusion.<\/p>\n
“We’ve always been confident about the case… this case indicates that everyone is equal before the law.<\/p>\n
“It also indicates that human rights are human rights. You do not have black human rights, or white human rights,” said Mabuza.<\/p>\n
Judge Caroline Nicholls ordered on Friday morning that Cliff be reinstated as an Idols judge after he was axed for making a comment about free speech in reaction to a racist tweet by KwaZulu-Natal estate agent Penny Sparrow. She also ordered M-Net to pay his legal fees.<\/p>\n
The auditions for Idols 2016 are scheduled to start in Durban on Saturday. Cliff said he would hold a media conference on Saturday to respond to the judgment in more detail.<\/p>\n
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