Actress accepts damages over story claiming she kissed colleague.ACTRESS Cameron Diaz yesterday accepted 'substantial' libel damages over a newspaper story alleging she was having a romantic relationship with a married man.Diaz, 32, whose partner is singer Justin Timberlake, sued News Group Newspapers, publishers of The Sun, over an article published in May this year. Her solicitor, Simon Smith, told Mr Justice Eady, sitting in the High Court in London, that the article reported that 'Justin Timberlake's bride-to-be Cameron Diaz has been caught snogging Noun 1. snogging - (British informal) cuddle and kiss caressing, cuddling, fondling, hugging, kissing, petting, smooching, snuggling, necking - affectionate play (or foreplay without contact with the genital organs) a married man'. It was announced that the man was Shane Nickerson, a colleague of the star's on her MTV MTV in full Music Television U.S. cable television network, established in 1980 to present videos of musicians and singers performing new rock music. MTV won a wide following among rock-music fans worldwide and greatly affected the popular-music business. show Trippin', which he produces for her. Mr Smith told the judge: 'It was explained to the reader that he was a married man, married to a high school teacher and that he was also the father of a one-year-old daughter.' Readers were informed, said Mr Smith, that 'they have enjoyed more than just a professional relationship'. After undertaking an investigation into the underlying facts, the newspaper 'now accepts that the relevant incident involved no more than Ms Diaz giving a friend a goodbye hug and any suggestion of a romantic involvement is entirely untrue and without any substance whatsoever'. Mr Smith said: 'The publication has caused damage to the claimant's personal and professional reputation THE Foreign Office last night issued advice for Liverpool FC fans who could be travelling to CSKA CSKA Centralnyi Sportivnyi Klub Armyi (Russian: Central Sports Club of the Army; Moscow soccer team) CSKA Chikara Shotokan Karate Academy (North Wales, UK) CSKA Canadian Shotokan Karate Association Sofia for the Champions League third round qualifying match. In relation to the Michael Shields For the British body snatcher of the same name, see . Michael Shields (born 21 September, 1986 in Liverpool, England) is a football fan who gained notoriety when, on May 30, 2005, he nearly killed a Bulgarian Citizen with a paving slab in the Black Sea resort of Golden Sands, case, officials said at the moment there was no reason to suspect any possible match could create any more tension than normal between fans. Merseyside Police Merseyside Police is the Home Office police force responsible for policing Merseyside in North West England. The force area is 647 square kilometres with a population of around 1.5 million. At present the force has 4,466 police officers plus over 2,000 police staff. will be liaising with Bulgarian authorities if the match does become a reality, with CSKA 2-0 up in their second round tie. The Foreign Office is reminding fans to travel with full medical and travel insurance and to make sure their passport and identity documents are in full working order. For more information contact the FO or go to www. fco.gov.uk CAPTION(S): Cameron Diaz, who has accepted undisclosed damages from News Group Newspapers |
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