Standard runs feature in £100k libel deal

 The paper agreed to pay Minutolo damages of £35,000; when both sides’ legal bills are included the cost to the paper is likely to reach £100,000.

Last Wednesday the Standard published a two-page feature in which Minutolo spoke of her time living with Shaffer and their relationship.

Her lawyer Graham Atkins, from Campbell Hooper, said: “In lieu of an apology, I negotiated a two-page positive and sympathetic article in the Evening Standard with my client.

Obviously, compared with a small but prominent apology, this is preferable to my client as she gets the opportunity to tell her whole story.”

The Standard said: “Ms Minutolo’s unsuccessful claim against Anthony Shaffer’s estate generated a lot of interest in her story and we were pleased that she chose us for her exclusive.

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