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  • Singer Cat Stevens Says Awarded Libel Damages

    02/15/2005 7:29:45 PM PST · by wagglebee · 61 replies · 1,038+ views
    Reuters ^ | 2/15/05 | Reuters
    LONDON (Reuters) - Yusuf Islam, the pop singer formerly known as Cat Stevens, said on Tuesday he had won substantial damages from two British newspapers which alleged he supported terrorism. "I am delighted by the settlement which helps vindicate my character and good name," he said after the settlement with The Sun and the Sunday Times. The singer, who changed his name after converting to Islam in the 1970s, was traveling on a flight from London to Washington when it was diverted to Bangor, Maine last September. He was then deported from the United States. The U.S. Homeland Security Department...