In a timely reminder of the damage the press can do on the evening David Cameron peruses the findings of the Leveson Inquiry, X-Factor judge Louis Walsh has received 500,000€ for a false accusation published by The Sun newspaper.
Walsh reached an out of court settlement with the Sun newspaper after it falsely accused him of carrying out a nightclub sexual assault on another man.
Walsh has been awarded 500,000 euro (£403,500) in damages and the paper has issued him with an apology.
Sky News reports that the Sun admitted the claim, which was made by an unemployed dance teacher, Leonard Watters, was false and apologised to Walsh accepting that the “alleged assault did not occur in the first place”.
Speaking outside Dublin High Court, Walsh, 59, said: “I’m very relieved. This has had a terrible effect on me guys. It was all lies.
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