Hartnett wins payout over sex claims

Hollywood actor Josh Hartnett accepted £20,000 (€15,214) libel damages today over newspaper allegations that he indulged in “steamy shenanigans” with a mystery woman at a London hotel and that they were caught on CCTV.

Hartnett, aged 30, who is appearing in the West End in a production of Rain Man, is to donate the money to a variety of charities.