Influencer awarded €20,000 after security pulled back curtain in changing area of Zara store

A TIKTOK INFLUENCER and member of the Travelling Community with more than 125,000 online followers has been awarded €20,000 in damages against top retailer Zara and its security company, Bidvest Noonan, for defaming her character.

Judge Roderick Maguire said in the Circuit Civil Court that Krystal Joyce (20) of Glendhu, Ratoath Road, Dublin 15, had been a truthful witness who had suffered significant upset – particularly when a female security member pulled back a cubicle curtain in the changing area while she was trying on clothes and only partly dressed.

“I find Joyce was a truthful witness and was particularly upset because she has a social media presence through which she does her best to raise awareness for the Travelling Community of which she is a member,” Judge Maguire said.

Barrister Esther Earley outlined to the court how Joyce would frequently visit store