Allen settles lawsuit for $5m

Hollywood filmmaker Woody Allen has settled his lawsuit with clothing company American Apparel Inc for $5m (€3.7m).

The 'Annie Hall' director, 73, filed suit last year, claiming advertising chiefs used his likeness on billboards without his consent.

He was depicted dressed as a rabbi in ads placed across New York and Los Angeles.

Standing with lawyers outside of Manhattan federal court yesterday, Allen told reporters: "I am told the settlement of $5m (€3.7m) I am being paid is the largest reported amount ever paid under the New York right to privacy law."