By: (AP) A British tabloid has run a full-page advertisement apologizing to Hollywood producer Steve Bing for publishing "mean-spirited and inaccurate" stories about him and for giving its readers his home telephone number so they could call and berate him.
The ad, in Tuesday's editions of the
Daily Mirror, contained a large photo of Bing above the headline, "We're Sorry, Steve."
In May, Britain's press watchdog, the Press Complaints Commission, ruled that the
Mirror had not violated Bing's privacy by publishing his number and urging readers to criticize his treatment of model-actress Elizabeth Hurley.
When Hurley announced last November that she was pregnant, she said Bing was the father, touching off a frenzy of tabloid reporting about the two public figures in Britain.
Bing questioned his involvement, but DNA tests later found that the producer was indeed the father of Damian Charles, who was born April 4.
The
Daily Mirror apologized in the ad for "untrue statements" and "insulting remarks" about Bing, but didn't say what they had been and didn't mention Hurley.
"In retrospect, our publication of articles urging readers to harass Mr. Bing with such telephone calls was distasteful and uncalled for, and we deeply regret their publication," the ad said.
It also praised the work that Bing has done as a philanthropist.
Bing was an executive producer on the 2000 remake of "Get Carter," starring Sylvester Stallone. He also directed and co-wrote the 1993 movie "Every Breath," starring Judd Nelson.
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