Kidman Settles Libel Suit With Tab

Oscar-winning actress Nicole Kidman accepted an apology and undisclosed damages Tuesday from a British newspaper group to settle a libel suit over an article alleging that she had an adulterous affair with her co-star Jude Law.

The settlement with News Group Newspapers, publishers of The Sun tabloid, is the second for Kidman over the same allegations.

Kidman's lawyer told the High Court libel hearing that a story published in The Sun in March implied that the 37-year-old actress had initiated an affair with Law, leading to the breakdown of his marriage to actress Sadie Frost.

"The publication of the article caused damage to the claimant's personal and professional reputation and she has suffered considerable embarrassment and distress," lawyer Keith Schilling said.

News Group Newspapers, editor Rebekah Wade and journalist Victoria Newton accepted that the allegations in the report were untrue and apologized to Kidman.

Tuesday's settlement followed an almost identical deal in Kidman's favor in July when Associated Newspapers, publisher of the Daily Mail, granted her undisclosed damages and an apology for a similar article.

Kidman, who filmed the yet to be released "Cold Mountain" with Law in Romania, said in a statement on Tuesday: "I am glad that this has finally been resolved."

The actress said she would donate the damages from both cases to Fara, a charity that helps Romania's abandoned children.