The Daily Telegraph agreed Friday to pay “substantial” damages to movie star Nicole Kidman, for stating she preferred another fragrance to Chanel no. 5, the perfume she is paid to promote.

The Telegraph's Spy column last month stated Kidman had said her favourite perfume was Jo Malone's White Jasmine and Mint, and that she had been “dabbing it on whenever she had a moment” while promoting her new film, The Golden Compass, in London, MediaGuardian reported Friday.

John Kelly, Kidman's solicitor, told London's high court that she had endured much distress and embarrassment over the column's reports, and that the newspaper admitted the allegations were not true.

Representing the Telegraph, David Price apologised on behalf of the paper, according to MediaGuardian.

The Telegraph has agreed to pay substantial undisclosed damages, as well as Kidman's legal costs, MediaGuardian reported. She will donate the damages to Unifem, the United Nations Development Fund for Women.