Abramovich given apology over defamatory claims Putin ordered him to buy Chelsea
Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich has received an apology from HarperCollins for publishing claims that he bought the London club on Russian president Vladimir Putin’s orders.
Abramovich has accepted a settlement in his defamation case against HarperCollins and Catherine Belton, whose book Putin’s People included Russian billionaire Sergei Pugachev’s claims that Mr Abramovich purchased Chelsea in 2003 at Putin’s command.
HarperCollins confirmed the settlement in a statement on Wednesday, which followed a High Court ruling in November that Ms Belton’s book made nine defamatory statements against Abramovich.