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Chrizzle · 03-10-2006, 04:34 PM

The Sunday Sport has paid a substantial sum of money to a former Big Brother contestant after falsely reporting that she had been involved in a three-in-a-bed sex romp with two brothers.
In a statement today in court, the paper said it accepted the brothers had made up the story about Lesley Sanderson, who appeared on the Channel 4 reality TV programme in 2005.

The newspaper agreed to pay a substantial sum in compensation and legal costs and apologised publicly to Ms Sanderson in the high court in London.

In the article, the Sunday Sport falsely alleged that Ms Sanderson had met two brothers in a nightclub in Huddersfield and had subsequently taken part in a three-in-the-bed sex session.

The paper made other false allegations of sexual impropriety.

"The article caused Lesley Sanderson huge distress, humiliation and embarrassment," Hanna Basha, for the law firm Carter Ruck, told the court.

"She found it horrific and extremely upsetting, especially knowing that it would be read by her friends and family. She still finds it difficult to go out socially knowing that people have read the false claims about her."

Ms Sanderson said outside the court: "I am very happy with the result and delighted that my name has been cleared of these false, highly damaging and very serious allegations which have proved to be completely unfounded."

SOURCE: Media Guardian