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Hartnett Gets Pounded for False Report

Posted Dec 11th 2008 5:00AM by TMZ Staff

A London tabloid admits they told a false story about Josh Hartnett and a steamy encounter in a hotel there, and today he's 20,000 pounds richer.

The Daily Mirror will have to shell out around $30,000 to Josh in libel damages. The paper's lawyer acknowledged a story they ran about Hartnett having sex in a library at the Soho Hotel was false, and apologized for any "distress, hurt and embarrassment" it caused.

Josh is giving the money to charity.

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1. Damages? If anything it enhanced his popularity. Go figure...

Posted at 8:33AM on Dec 11th 2008 by yummi26

2. ya...i kinda like the idea of him having wild crazy sex in the library...oh well...at least it's going to charity !!!

Posted at 10:14AM on Dec 11th 2008 by northern gypsy

3. Can't stand Harttnett or that skank Scarlett Johannsen he was doing for a whie.

But tabloids and their damn fabricated stories should be sued much more than they are.

The general publlic is not very discerning and seems to believe everything they see in print, tabloid lies can be very hurtful and damaging.

Posted at 11:54AM on Dec 11th 2008 by Vera

4. I'd meet him in the library anytime and lick his sweeet hairless @$$ IN & OUT all day long!

Posted at 1:07PM on Dec 11th 2008 by Joey 18 Miami

5. One of the worst actors in the entire world.....just awful....really.

Posted at 1:11PM on Dec 11th 2008 by Luke Warmwater

6. Haha, good for Josh. I don't mind paparazzi and some level of invasion of privacy, but libel and false reports are just bad news. Hope that will scare other tabloids off and steer clear of false, made up stories...at least keep 51% of the stories truth! lol

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