Schwimmer's legal stroke

David Schwimmer

David Schwimmer, star of sitcom Friends has won a US$400,000 ($650,000) judgment in a defamation lawsuit against former charity fundraiser Aaron Tonken, the actor's publicist said.

Schwimmer filed the lawsuit last year over statements Tonken made claiming the actor had demanded two Rolex watches to attend his own charity event.

Tonken, who is serving a prison sentence for unrelated charges of defrauding charities, has reportedly retracted the statements and apologised to the actor.