Score a victory for the Timberlakes.
Justin Timberlake and wife Jessica Biel have settled a lawsuit in Ireland over a story that claimed their marriage was in trouble.
Justin Timberlake and Jessica Biel, in Las Vegas, 2013 (Getty)
The European publication Heat has admitted that a story it ran in September, claiming Timberlake was “flirty” with a woman at a Paris nightclub, was false. Its publisher, Bauer Consumer Media, has also issued a court-ordered apology, stating it ââ¬Åregrets any embarrassment caused to the couple and unreservedly [apologizes] to them.ââ¬Â
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Timberlake had filed a defamation lawsuit over the article whose headline read, ââ¬ÅJustin Timberlake gets flirty with another woman, It is not his wife!ââ¬Â and ââ¬ÅThe flirty photos that rocked Justin and Jessicaââ¬â¢s marriageââ¬Â.
During an appearance on Tuesday in the High Court of Dublin, attorneys for Bauer Consumer Media admitted that the article was based on an ââ¬Åunfounded reportââ¬Â about Timberlakeââ¬â¢s alleged behavior at a birthday party following one of his concerts. The publisher also conceded that quotes in the story attributed to Biel ââ¬Åhad never been made by her.ââ¬Â
Lawyers for Timberlake and Biel released a statement, saying the couple is ââ¬Åvery satisfied with this categoric retraction of what was a false and unfounded story.ââ¬Â
— Nancy Harrison
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