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LONDON (AP) -- Nicole Kidman accepted an apology and undisclosed damages Tuesday from a British newspaper group to settle a libel lawsuit over an article alleging that she'd had an affair with her co-star, Jude Law.
The settlement with News Group Newspapers, publishers of The Sun tabloid, is the second for Kidman over the same allegations.
Kidman's lawyer told the High Court libel hearing that a story The Sun published in March implied that the 36-year-old actress had initiated an affair with Law, leading to the breakdown of his marriage to actress Sadie Frost.
"The publication of the article caused damage to the claimant's personal and professional reputation and she has suffered considerable embarrassment and distress," lawyer Keith Schilling said.
News Group Newspapers, editor Rebekah Wade and journalist Victoria Newton accepted that the allegations in the report were untrue and apologized to Kidman. Tuesday's settlement followed an almost identical deal in Kidman's favor in July when Associated Newspapers, publisher of the Daily Mail, granted her undisclosed damages and an apology for a similar article.
Kidman, who filmed the upcoming movie "Cold Mountain" with Law in Romania, said Tuesday in a statement: "I am glad that this has finally been resolved."
The Oscar winner said she would donate the damages from both cases to Fara, a charity that helps Romania's abandoned children.
Associated Press