Katie Price pays compensation to Peter Andre over Heat interview

Peter Andre has received compensation and a public apology from ex-wife Katie Price after he sued for defamation over an interview in Heat magazine two years ago. Price falsely claimed in the interview, published by Heat in October 2009, that Andre had cheated on her and did not genuinely care for her disabled son, Harvey. The model, author and reality TV personality agreed to pay singer Andre undisclosed damages and make a public apology in a statement that was read at the high court in London on Friday. It is the second time Price has been sued over the claims, which she also made in unbroadcast footage of BBC1's The Graham Norton Show in the same month as the Heat interview. Price paid "substantial" damages to her former manager Claire Powell in March last year over the false claim that she had an affair with Andre, which were repeated in several tabloid newspapers. Andre, who is in Australia for ITV1's I'm a Celebrity ... Get Me Out of Here, was represented in court by his solicitor Mike Brookes. Price was not in court. Brookes told Mr Justice Tugendhat that the compensation would be paid into a trust fund for Harvey. Price has also agreed to contribute to Andre's legal fees. • To contact the MediaGuardian news desk email [email protected] or phone 020 3353 3857. For all other inquiries please call the main Guardian switchboard on 020 3353 2000. If you are writing a comment for publication, please mark clearly "for publication". • To get the latest media news to your desktop or mobile, follow MediaGuardian on Twitter and Facebook .