Posted on 01/26/2019 8:48:34 AM PST by Navy Patriot
Britain's Telegraph newspaper has apologized and paid damages to U.S. First Lady Melania Trump after publishing an article it says contains many false statements.
The newspaper said Saturday it apologizes "unreservedly" to Mrs. Trump and her family for any embarrassment caused by the content of a cover story published Jan. 19 in the newspaper's weekly magazine supplement.
"As a mark of our regret we have agreed to pay Mrs. Trump substantial damages as well as her legal costs," The Telegraph said. The newspaper did not disclose the size of the settlement with Mrs. Trump.
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Wouldnt it be nice if we had a law like that? Yes you have freedom of speech but you dont have the freedom to affect someones life with lies.
The comments at Yahoo are interesting.
January 19,
It was a busy day.
Laws are different there, she could have well ended up owing a newspaper
I would enjoy reading the Melania News, and the pictures would be worth a thousand words.
Don't mess with Mrs. Donald Trump {the third:).
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