Flatley wins multi-million dollar lawsuit over rape claim

'Lord Of The Dance' star Michael Flatley has won US$11m (€7.5m) in a lawsuit against a woman who falsely accused him of sexual assault and attempted to extort money from him, it emerged today.

Flatley lodged a US$100m (€68m) lawsuit over the malicious claims made by Tyna Marie Robertson, and the settlement was offered yesterday after he demonstrated before the California Supreme Court that the accusations were false, and part of a scheme to extort millions of dollars from him.