Cat Stevens is awarded damages
Cat Stevens, the singer also known as Yusuf Islam, won “substantial” compensation for libel claims in a London court Friday over stories suggesting he wouldn’t speak to women without veils during an award ceremony last year.
The articles were published by London-based World En- tertainment News Network and Contactmusic.com. The amount of the payment wasn’t disclosed. Stevens’ attorney said it would be donated to charity.
In 2005, Stevens, whose hits include “Morning Has Broken” and “Moon Shadow,” won damages from two News Corp.-owned newspapers in Britain that claimed he was involved in supporting terrorism.
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