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Katie Price pays out 'substantial' damages to ex-manager for claims she had …

By Daily Mail Reporter
Last updated at 11:26 PM on 19th March 2010

Katie Price has been ordered to pay 'substantial' undisclosed damages to her former manager Claire Powell after accusing her of having an affair with Peter Andre.

The glamour model had made the accusation during an appearance of The Graham Norton Show last October, although the comment was edited out for the broadcast.

Powell, whose company can Associates Limited still represents Andre, is in a long-term relationship with fiance and business partner Neville Hendricks.

Strictly professional: Claire Powell successfully sued Katie Price over false allegations she had an affair with client Peter Andre

Powell's solicitor Mike Brookes told the High Court that Price had made the allegation to host Graham Norton, fellow guests Jackie Collins and Jo Brand and a studio audience of 600.

Brookes said the BBC had 'quite sensibly' edited the slanderous claim from the show, but the story still ran in several newspapers.

Brookes told mr Justice Eady: 'To be accused of infidelity, with one of her long-standing andhigh-profile clients, was obviously very damaging and distressing forMs Powell - the most obvious reason being that the allegation wascompletely untrue.'

Price, 31, did not attend court today, but had accepted the allegation was completely untrue, apologised unreservedly and had agreed to pay substantial compensation and Powell's legal fees.

Oops: Katie Price backtracks when she realises she said Andre's name instead of current husband Alex Reid on this Morning yesterday

The mother-of-three was dropped from Powell's management company can Associates last Mayafter she and Andre announced their plans to split after three years ofmarriage.

Price made no secret of her disdain for Powell and Andre and regularly criticised them in the press last year.

Price's costly mistake came as Andre had started having laser sessions to remove the model's name from his wedding ring finger.

The Australian singer was seen this week with a plaster over her wedding finger after undergoing the first of three laser sessions to have 'Katie' erased.

Last year, he vowed to keep the tattoo so as to not to upset the couple's two children Princess and Junior.

Erasing Katie: Andre was spotted wearing a plaster over his 'Katie' tattoo in Manchester earlier this week

Going, going...: Andre is erasing the Katie tattoo he had done three year ago

He said: 'Getting rid of my tattoo is nowhere near a priority and I don't think Iwill. I don't want the kids to pick up on any hostilities between us soI need to put them first.'

But it appears he has now changed his mind following Price's wedding to Alex Reid last month.

Meanwhile, Price made a faux pas on live television yesterday when she confused new husband Alex Reid for Andre.

The glamour model, 31, was discussing her husband on this Morning, when she referred to the couple as 'mine and Pete'.

The mother-of-three quickly realised her mistake and tutted at herself, before going on to say 'I mean, mine and Alex...'

But having gone from being Andre's wife to a second marriage withcagefighter Reid in just nine months, perhaps she can be forgiven forthe slip-up.

Aftera small, private ceremony in the Wynn Hotel in Las Vegas on February 2,Price and Reid are planning to repeat their vows in a blessing inEngland this summer.

She told this Morning hosts Philip Schofieldand Holly Willoughby: 'Well because our family couldn't be there, andthe reason we got married in Vegas was because Alex proposed to meafter his first fight - my first fight of seeing him - in September andwe tried to get married at Christmas.

'And the only place we could get married was Vegas because you have tobe divorced a certain amount of time to get married here, abroad,anywhere... so Vegas was the only place to go.

Trouble: Price made the allegation when she appeared on the Graham Norton Show last October

'Weare doing like a blessing in the summer because we want all out familythere. His mum would like to see her son get married and my mum wouldlike to see it again so...yeah, we can't wait.'

Price said hersecond marriage will be a lot more private than her first ceremony toAndre in 2005, which saw the bride dress in a pink ballgown and wasbroadcast on the couple's reality TV show.

She explained: 'We are both going to decide together and get hisfamilies involved, his mum, my mum, we're all going to do it as afamily thing - how really it should be done, not how other people tellyou to do it. We're not going to have a wedding planner; we'reliterally going to do it ourselves.'

As well planning the blessing, Price admitted they were trying for a baby together and were also house-hunting.

Shesaid: 'His fighter name is Reidinator, so you know when you saypregnated (sic) so like I've been Reidinated!... So we are trying for ababy. I can't wait. Yeah, I can't wait.'

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well well well..............................GOOD FOR YOU CLAIRE......its about time that jordan should be put in her place, just because shes got pots of money doesnt mean she can slander someone. She is a very jealous woman, anyone near pete and she slags off, it is obvious to the world.....and unfortunately....alex reid.....that she still loves pete....sorry he has moved on love....GET OVER YOURSELF.

No amount of black hair dye (horse pap), fake nails, trout pout, flutter fly trap eyes, pot marked face, and big boobs will get you peter back, you would need a personality transplant for that.

HOPE CLAIRE HAS A NICE HOLIDAY ON THE MONEY.........pete is doing great, sell out tour, 2 very good albums, presenting, his own show.....and other very lucrative deals on the table as well.....YES CLAIRE HAS DONE HER JOB.....AND VERY WELL AT THAT XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX

- linda, england, 19/3/2010 17:07

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They'll end up back together in the end (Peter and Katie). It's meant to be and pretty obvious they're still in love.......so I'll keep my fingers crossed.

- Annie, London, 19/3/2010 17:05

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Well well perhaps now she will learn to keep her ugly gob closed and put her brain (pea) into gear first. Its about time she was knocked down a peg or two off her self built pedestal.

- susan berry, Tramore Ireland, 19/3/2010 17:03

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There are three things the Katie is very good at.

Making Money.
Annoying people.
Having the ability to make a fairly pretty face look terrible.

Why does she do the last one??????

- MARKEY, CARDIFF, 19/3/2010 17:03

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Who the hell is Katie Price? Long gone I hope!

- Marie, Marbella, 19/3/2010 17:02

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i,m sick of this katie hound....

- zoo, essex, 19/3/2010 16:51