The Scottish Daily Record has settled out of court with Celtic footballer Neil Lennon over articles following a players’ Christmas night out in Newcastle.
The Record published a prominent apology and it has agreed to pay Lennon damages and legal costs.
It is understood the damages agreed upon is around £25,000.
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In its edition of 20 December, 2002, the Record carried several articles concerning events, involving several Celtic players, which took place outside a nightclub in Newcastle.
In its apology, the Record said: “We regret this article alleged that it was highly likely Neil Lennon had pursued and robbed a Daily Record photographer of £12,000 worth of equipment.
“We accept this allegation was without foundation and we apologise sincerely and unreservedly to Mr Lennon for the distress and anxiety caused to him.”
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Lennon had decided to pursue Scotland’s top-selling daily newspaper through the English courts as he believed he would get a more sympathetic hearing to a libel action south of the border than in the Scottish courts.
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