Elton John wins libel damages
From Associated Press
Elton John accepted an undisclosed financial settlement Thursday of a libel lawsuit against the Sunday Times of London.
His lawyer, Hanna Basha, said in court that the newspaper had repeated a false rumor last June that the rocker acted in a self-important, arrogant and rude manner by telling guests at a fundraising ball not to address him unless spoken to.
Times Newspapers Ltd. said it had agreed to pay damages to John, who will donate the funds to the Elton John AIDS Foundation.
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