MOVIES - May 29, 1991

Liz Settles With Enquirer: Actress Elizabeth Taylor said Tuesday that she has settled her $20 million lawsuit against the National Enquirer, getting an “appropriate monetary payment” and an apology for bogus stories portraying her as a boozer with a disfiguring disease. Details of the settlement, including the dollar amount, were not disclosed as part of the agreement. In a statement, the 59-year-old actress said, “I feel completely vindicated and my (attorney) has shown these articles to be untrue.” Taylor, who nearly died during a hospital stay last year, filed suit claiming she was tormented and libeled by the supermarket tabloid’s front page headline, “Liz Docs Furious. She’s Boozing It Up in the Hospital.” Iain Calder, editor of the Enquirer, said via the settlement statement, “We regret the inaccuracies in the articles, but are pleased that this dispute has come to an amicable end.”