Steve Bing may haul Mirror back to court

One of the most publicised Hollywood libel suits in recent years may be headed back to court amid complaints that a British newspaper’s...

One of the most publicised Hollywood libel suits in recent years may be headed back to court amid complaints that a British newspaper’s front page apology to settle the issue was less than sincere.

Los Angeles lawyers for wealthy American film producer Steve Bing threatened on Wednesday to revive his multimillion-dollar libel suit against the Daily Mirror after its editor suggested one needed a sense of humour to fully appreciate the apology. Rival papers said the apology was so grovelling that it suggested being a parody.

Bing, vilified in the British press last year for initially disputing his paternity of actress Elizabeth Hurley’s child, had agreed to drop his suit in return for an apology from the Mirror for publishing his phone number and urging readers to call to berate him. DNA tests later established that Bing was the father.

The tabloid appeared to have obliged Bing in Tuesday’s edition with a Front-page banner headline that read: ‘‘A humble and sincere apology to Mr. Steve Bing, philanthropist & humanitarian.’’ However, the heavy-handedly abject tone struck some as sarcastic, a conclusion bolstered by the paper’s placement of the retraction opposite an op-ed piece headlined, Why Americans Can’t Understand Irony Or Sarcasm. (Reuters)

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