Paul Tweed said it was a rare, if no unprecedented gesture, for the National Enquirer to publish a full retraction and apology.

Speaking from the Us Mr. Tweed said "We had put the Enquirer on notice regarding several false and defamatory articles regarding the state of the marriage of Britney and Kevin. We followed this up with a sucessful application to the High Court in Belfast for leave to serve a writ of summons out of the jurisdiction."

Mr. Twedd added that the legal proceedings are going ahead with other publications that followed up on the stor