JK Rowling has been "fully vindicated and her reputation restored" following a newspaper's apology for alleging that the author wrote a "sob story" containing false claims about her time as a single mother, the High Court has heard.
A judge was told that the publisher of the Daily Mail has accepted the allegations were "completely false and indefensible", published an apology and undertaken not to repeat them.
Associated Newspapers Ltd has also agreed to pay the creator of Harry Potter substantial damages, which she is donating to charity.
Solicitor-advocate Keith Schilling read a statement saying the allegations left the author "understandably distressed" but she was now happy to bring her libel proceedings to a close.
The Independent