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Liam drops libel claim against Noel
By CMU Editorial | Published on Thursday 25 August 2011
Liam Gallagher has reportedly dropped his lawsuit, in which he accused his brother Noel of lying about some of the reasons Oasis split in 2009.
As previously reported, Liam sued Noel earlier this month over comments he made at a press conference in July, particularly a claim that the band’s 2009 headline set at the Chelmsford leg of V Festival was due to Liam having a hangover.
In a webchat with fans earlier this week, Noel said: “For the record, it is a fact that Liam was diagnosed with laryngitis and it is fact he had a doctor’s note to prove it. But I’d just like to say that if he gets offended by opinions on such things then I apologise. It’s all getting very silly and a bit out of hand and it’s not very cool”.
Whether it was the apology or the accusation that he wasn’t being cool that got Liam’s attention, we can’t be sure. But he has apparently now dropped his case against Noel. An unnamed source told The Sun: “Liam had spoken to his mum Peggy and she was upset by the whole episode. That was playing on his mind then he had a moment of realisation that Noel wasn’t being vindictive – he was just being cheeky. It was an anger that had built up over two years because he was so angry Oasis was over”.
They continued: “In the cold light of day he realised his brother was actually being quite calm about it all, and decided a legal battle was a bad idea. Hopefully that will draw a line under it all and everyone can move on”.
