President Donald Trump and wife Melania arrive in Florida on Wednesday. (AP photo)LONDON - US first lady Melania Trump has accepted an apology and damages from the publisher of the Daily Mail newspaper which reported rumours about her time as a model, the two parties in the lawsuit said Wednesday. In a joint statement, the parties said the Mail retracted its false statements that Trump "provided services beyond simply modelling" and agreed to pay damages and costs. "Mrs Trump will remain vigilant to protect her good name and reputation from those who make false and defamatory statements about her," he added. As part of the settlement, the Mail published an apology, saying, "We accept that these allegations about Mrs Trump are not true and we retract and withdraw them."

Source: Bangkok Post April 12, 2017 23:03 UTC