Albert Broccoli, producer of most of the James Bond films, accepted "substantial damages" over a newspaper article saying he had been accused of cheating actor Sean Connery out of profits.

Rupert Murdoch's News Group, publishers of The Sun, Britain's best-selling tabloid, also agreed to pay Broccoli's costs and apologized for the November 1989 article, headlined "My Bond Days Were Oh Oh Such a Heartache, by Sean Connery," a court statement said.Broccoli produced the earliest films featuring James Bond as secret agent 007, based on the thrillers by Ian Fleming. He chose Connery as the star for the films, the first of which was "Dr. No," released in 1963.

The story said Connery had accused Broccoli of defrauding him of a substantial share of profits in the films.

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"In fact that accusation, which was wholly without foundation, had been made in legal proceedings abandoned by Sean Connery long before," Broccoli's lawyer said.

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