Josh Hartnett Accepts Libel Damages Over Newspaper's Lies

11 months ago 12th Dec 06:06

"I had a Korean coach who literally was afraid to go back to Korea if I got it wrong. He's telling me, 'No, this is serious. I will be hurt.'" Hollywood actor Josh Hartnett has accepted libel damages of $30,000 (£20,000) from a British newspaper over an untrue story of a "sexual dalliance" with a mystery woman at a London hotel.The report in the Daily Mirror alleged that the actor was captured on Cctv cameras with a woman in the library of a hotel in the Soho area.

I had a Korean coach who literally was afraid to go back to Korea if I got it wrong

But the Pearl Harbor star angrily refuted the claims, and at a hearing in London on Thursday (11Dec08) the newspaper admitted the story was entirely untrue. The star's lawyer Graham Atkins told London's High Court that the paper had accepted the allegations were "entirely false".Hartnett, who has recently been starring in the London theatre production of hit Tom Cruise film Rain Man, will donate the money to charity.