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News of the World apologises to Kate Moss for pregnancy rumour
Monday 2 March 2009 10.52 GMT
Kate Moss: suing the News of the World over false allegations. Photograph: Getty
The News of the World has apologised to supermodel Kate Moss for falsely claiming that she was pregnant.
Yesterday, the paper ran a page 2 apology for a story on 15 February with the headline "It's Kate Expectations", which alleged that Moss was expecting her second child.
Harbottle & Lewis, the law firm that represents Moss, commenced legal proceedings.
"We now accept that our information was incorrect and that Kate is not pregnant," the paper said in its apology yesterday, which appears on the News of the World website. "We apologise to her for our error and any upset caused by it."
The newspaper did not agree the wording of the apology with Harbottle & Lewis, which issued legal proceedings on Thursday.
Moss is suing the paper under the Data Protection Act, claiming invasion of privacy and misuse of private information.
"We confirm that proceedings have been issued," a Harbottle & Lewis spokeswoman said.
The News of the World article alleged that the model was three months pregnant and that the baby was due in August. The paper has removed the story from its website.
the guardian
Monday 2 March 2009 10.52 GMT
Kate Moss: suing the News of the World over false allegations. Photograph: Getty
The News of the World has apologised to supermodel Kate Moss for falsely claiming that she was pregnant.
Yesterday, the paper ran a page 2 apology for a story on 15 February with the headline "It's Kate Expectations", which alleged that Moss was expecting her second child.
Harbottle & Lewis, the law firm that represents Moss, commenced legal proceedings.
"We now accept that our information was incorrect and that Kate is not pregnant," the paper said in its apology yesterday, which appears on the News of the World website. "We apologise to her for our error and any upset caused by it."
The newspaper did not agree the wording of the apology with Harbottle & Lewis, which issued legal proceedings on Thursday.
Moss is suing the paper under the Data Protection Act, claiming invasion of privacy and misuse of private information.
"We confirm that proceedings have been issued," a Harbottle & Lewis spokeswoman said.
The News of the World article alleged that the model was three months pregnant and that the baby was due in August. The paper has removed the story from its website.
the guardian