Kidman defeats British tabloid

Oscar-winning actress Nicole Kidman won a five-figure sum and an apology Tuesday from a British newspaper that said she had had an affair with actor Jude Law and that it was to blame for the breakup of his marriage.

At London’s High Court, the tabloid Sun newspaper admitted that the allegations about Kidman, which were published in March, were untrue.

Kidman, who was not in court, said in a statement that she was glad the case was over and that she would donate the money to charity. Two months ago she won damages against another British newspaper, the Daily Mail, that had published the same claims.