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Brooke Settles With Tabloid for 'Momnapping'

National Enquirer will publicly apologize

By Amelia Atlas, Newser User

Posted Jun 7, 2009 5:30 AM CDT

(Newser) – Brooke Shields has settled with the National Enquirer after two tabloid journalists reportedly signed her mother out of her New Jersey nursing home last month, reports People. The tabloid has agreed not to publish the story, will publicly apologize, and will donate money to research... Read full story »

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