April 28, 2007	Saturday	Rabi-us-Sani 10, 1428

LONDON, April 27: Two British newspapers gave libel damages to actor Hugh Grant on Friday after he sued over reports about his behaviour with ex-girlfriend Jemima Khan.

The Mail on Sunday and the Daily Mail apologised and promised not to repeat the allegations.

The owner of the two publications, Associated Newspapers, agreed to pay the undisclosed damages to a cancer charity and to reimburse Grant's legal costs.

The 46-year-old actor, who lodged the lawsuit in February, was not present at London's High Court, where the settlement was announced.

Grant's lawyer Simon Smith said the contentious articles included one headlined “Hugh, Drew and the Jealousy of Jemima,” in which it was alleged that Grant flirted with a Warner Bros. senior executive.

A second, “Guess Hugh's free to join Liz at her wedding after all,” alleged that Grant would attend his former lover Liz Hurley's marriage to Indian businessman Arun Nayar, make a speech and act as an usher, he added.—AFP