Robbie Williams wins suit over gay claims

Publications alleged British pop star had encounters with other men

Jose Luis Magana / AP	Pop singer Robbie Williams targeted a tabloid and two magazines.

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updated 3:08 p.m. ET Dec. 6, 2005

LONDON - British pop star Robbie Williams accepted undisclosed libel damages Tuesday from publishers of a newspaper and magazines that had claimed he was a homosexual.

The defendants, British publishing groups MGN Limited, publisher of The People, a Sunday tabloid, and Northern & Shell PLC, publisher of Star and Hot Stars magazines, agreed to publish prominent apologies to the 31-year-old singer and to pay damages and legal costs.

Zoe Norden, a lawyer representing MGN and Northern & Shell, said: “I accept that the allegations ... were untrue. The defendant apologizes to the claimant and expresses its regret for the injury and distress caused.”

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The cover story of an August 2004 issue of The People suggested that Williams had numerous homosexual encounters with strangers. Similar stories were published in the two magazines.