Daily Beast apologizes, admits former Notre Dame football coach Lou Holtz never called immigrants ‘deadbeats’
The apology, dated
"While
Now retired, Holtz, a former ESPN football analyst and long-time football coach at the
In the lawsuit, Holtz's lawyers claimed the Internet publication's articles "were clearly antagonistic to
The terms of the settlement are confidential, but as part of the agreement required a public apology.
In a statement accompanying the news release, Holtz thanks his lawyers and noted it " never easy to fight for what you believe in, but I am convinced it is important to do so....Hope this encourages other people to fight for what they believe is right."
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The suit, filed in federal court in
After Holtz complained,
Holtz's lawsuit argued the new headline still falsely portrays his comments and the change was made only after more than a dozen online outlets had repeated the erroneous headline.
The lawsuit also said Holtz lost paid speaking opportunities and suffered "mental anguish ... personal humiliation and distress" because of the article.
In its article,
"I don't want to become you, " the article quoted the former coach saying, prompting applause. "I don't want to speak your language, I don't want to celebrate your holidays, I sure as hell don't want to cheer for your soccer team!"
The suit said Holtz was relating advice from his grandmother, an immigrant, on the importance of assimilation.
His remarks came during a
Best known as the
Holtz, who was inducted into the
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