The Daily Telegraph newspaper has issued the following apology today:

"Following the item "Chanel left fuming" (...), we now accept that it was entirely untrue to allege that Nicole Kidman, ..., who globally endorses Chanel No 5 perfume under a multi-million-pound contract, had been openly using and promoting a competitor's product at recent London press conferences for her new film The Golden Compass.

We accept that there was therefore no basis to suggest that Ms Kidman had breached any contractual arrangements with Chanel and offer her our sincere apologies for any embarrassment caused".