Nicole
Kidman Receives Apology Over False Perfume Claims
12/7/07
Actress Nicole Kidman has been issued an apology from a British
newspaper after it claimed she had jeopardized her position as the face of
Chanel.
The Daily Telegraph published a retraction on Friday (07Dec07) offering
"sincere apologies" for embarrassment caused to the actress by
claiming she preferred Jo Malone's White Jasmine & Mint scent to
Chanel No 5, which she endorses under a multi-million-dollar contract.
Top libel firm Schillings began legal proceedings against the newspaper
after it stated the Moulin Rouge! star had been "dabbing it on
whenever she had a moment" while in the U.K. to promote her new film
The Golden Compass.
The newspaper adds, "We now accept that it was entirely untrue to
allege that Nicole Kidman had been openly using and promoting a
competitor's product."