was accused of prostitute and had to pay
The British Peaches Geldof, daughter of Live Aid activist Bob Geldof, won an undisclosed sum for libel after an article in a newspaper suggested she was a prostitute who charged 5,000 pounds (8,000 dollars) a night
presenter TV and model legal inicióacciones 20 years against a cover article published by The Daily Star in 2008.
His lawyer, Jonathan Coad, Eady told the judge of the Supreme Court of London that the first model came initially to the Press Complaints Commission to lodge a complaint about the article titled "Peaches: Spend the night with me for 5,000 pounds. "
Coad said in court that the signature Express Newspapers acknowledged that the words of the title implied that Geldof "provides personal services of a sexual nature by the payment of a sum of money," Press Association reported.
"The defendant refused to publish a retraction and apology on its front page, but chose to publish on the second page, "said Coad.
" Since the publication was substantially smaller, the applicant considered it unacceptable because it was not, in his view, appropriately prominent. (But) the Press Complaints Commission assessed the prominence and found it was proportional, "the lawyer said.
" It is for this reason that the applicant now seeks to make this statement in court for the falsity of this allegation is a matter of public record, "he said.
newspaper's lawyer, Zoe Norden, said his client accepted that" truth is not in the indictment. "
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