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| Magazine says sorry to Morrissey | Magazine says sorry to Morrissey |
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| Singer Morrissey has accepted a public apology in court from Word Magazine after it suggested he was a racist and a hypocrite. | Singer Morrissey has accepted a public apology in court from Word Magazine after it suggested he was a racist and a hypocrite. |
| The former Smiths frontman did not appear at London's High Court. | The former Smiths frontman did not appear at London's High Court. |
| Morrissey took Word to court after an article concerning his political views appeared in its March edition. | Morrissey took Word to court after an article concerning his political views appeared in its March edition. |
| The star's solicitor said the magazine now accepted that it was "absurd to accuse Mr Morrissey of being a racist" and that he was "not a hypocrite". | The star's solicitor said the magazine now accepted that it was "absurd to accuse Mr Morrissey of being a racist" and that he was "not a hypocrite". |
| Word's lawyer, Caroline Kean, said the publication offered its "sincere apologies" to the 48-year-old. | |
| The closing paragraphs of the article, written by David Quantick, referred to statements made by Morrissey in last December's edition of NME. | |
| The singer has launched a legal action against that publication, too, which is ongoing. |