Ex-Coronation Street actor to receive 'substantial' libel damages from the Sun publisher
Qasim Akhtar is to receive "substantial" damages to settle a High Court libel claim from a story last eyar.
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"The defendant has accepted that the publication of the article caused serious harm to Mr Akhtar's reputation and also caused him great distress."
— Daniel Taylor , Other
"The previous six months had been very tough to say the least."
— Qasim Akhtar , Celebrity
"The defendant acknowledges that the article should never have been published and has undertaken never to repeat the allegations."
— Andrew Wheelhouse , Other
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Qasim Akhtar is to receive "substantial" damages to settle a High Court libel claim from a story last eyar.
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