Actress Kate Beckinsale has been awarded £20,000 libel damages over a newspaper claim that she had been dropped from a remake of Barbarella.

演员Kate Beckinsale因一家报纸称她被踢出Barbarella的再制作名单而获得2万英镑的名誉赔偿费。

Beckinsale starred in Pearl Harbor and the Underworld movies

Ms Beckinsale, 35, was not at the High Court in London for the settlement of her action against Express Newspapers.

Her solicitor¹ said the story in the Daily Express was entirely² false and had caused considerable embarrassment³.

By claiming Ms Beckinsale was dropped from the film, it wrongly suggested her career "was in decline", he added.

Graham Atkins told Mr Justice Eady that Miss Beckinsale was never in discussions about the role - originally played by Jane Fonda - and that there was never a possibility she would be part of the project.

It followed that she had not been passed over in favour of rival Hollywood actress Rose McGowan.

Sincere apology

The article, which was also published on the newspaper's website, stated that the Barbarella remake was "expected to be a big commercial hit so it will be a real blow to Kate".

Mr Atkins added: "This article wrongly gave the impression that the claimant's career is in decline."

The newspaper's counsel, Ian Helme, offered its sincere apology and said it was happy to pay damages and Miss Beckinsale's legal fees.

The original 1968 film, a camp erotic（性爱的，性欲的） space adventure, starred Fonda and was directed by her husband Roger Vadim.