The first lady of the United States, Melania Trump will get damages and costs from UK’s Daily Mail newspaper over an article about her modeling career.
The newspaper had reported allegations that Mrs. Trump once worked as an escort but later retracted the claims.
The story was published during the US election campaign last year.
She accepted damages and an apology from the newspaper at London’s High Court.
She filed lawsuits against the Daily Mail newspaper in the United Kingdom, and its digital operation Mail Online in the United States.
The US suit, filed last year, sought damages of $150m (£120m). The amount accepted by Mrs. Trump in London was not disclosed in court.
However, reports suggest the payout was closer to $3m, including legal costs and damages.
It is understood it will also settle the case in New York.
In its apology, the Daily Mail acknowledged it had published “allegations that she provided services beyond simply modeling”.
The article also claimed that Mr. and Mrs. Trump may have met three years before they actually did, and later “staged” their first meeting.
“We accept that these allegations about Mrs. Trump are not true,” the newspaper said.
A lawyer for the American first lady told the London court the allegations “strike at the heart of the claimant’s personal integrity and dignity”.
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