Tiger Woods' wife settles libel action with magazine
Friday, 7 December 2007
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Tiger Woods' wife Elin has settled her libel action against the Dubliner magazine which published fake nude photos of her in an edition published around the time of the Ryder Cup in Septmember last year.
Under the terms of the settlement she gets 125 thousand euro which she will donate to cancer support charities.
The Dubliner also apologized unreservedly and completely to her.
The September edition of the magazine carried bogus nude photos of Elin Woods as part of a feature on some of the US ryder cup wives.
It was headlined "Ryder Cup filth for Ireland".
The Swedish ex-model and now mother of one sued the paper for libel and today both sides reached a settlement.
She will get €125,000 which will go to cancer support charities in memory of the late Heather Clarke, Darren Clarke's wife.
The paper also apologised unreservedly for the story and photo's which it described as cheap tasteless, deliberately offensive and completely untrue
In a statement Mrs Woods said she was delighted with the outcome, she also said this regrettable episode in their lives in no way detracts from the great love of Ireland that tiger and her share.
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