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Wednesday, 28 November 2012

Louis Walsh settles 'grope' case

"Rupert Murdoch's News Group Newspapers will pay 500,000 euro to Louis Walsh over a defamation action

X Factor judge Louis Walsh has settled a 500,000 euro defamation action against News Group Newspapers.

The out-of-court deal was reached after the music mogul sued The Sun over a story last year based on a false allegation that he sexually assaulted a man in a Dublin night-spot.

Unemployed dance teacher Leonard Watters was jailed for six months in July for wrongly accusing Walsh of groping him in a celebrity nightclub after a Westlife concert in April 2011.

Eoin McCullough, senior counsel for News Group Newspapers, read a statement to the High Court in Dublin apologising to Walsh."

http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/republic-of-ireland/louis-walsh-settles-grope-case-16243454.html#ixzz2DW5DCFhZ

Louis Walsh wins damages over false 'sex attack' story

http://www.itv.com/news/update/2012-11-28/louis-walsh-wins-damages-over-sexual-attack-story/

Louis Walsh Wins £403,500 Over Sun Sex Slur

http://news.sky.com/story/1017675/louis-walsh-wins-403500-over-sun-sex-slur

Sun pays Louis Walsh £403,500 after wrongly accusing him of male sexual assault

http://www.pinknews.co.uk/2012/11/28/sun-pays-louis-walsh-403500-after-wrongly-accusing-him-of-male-sexual-assault/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Pinknews+%28Pink+News%29