Daily Mail apologises for and retracts Daniel Johns brothel story

August 10, 2020 11:13

The Daily Mail has apologised to Daniel Johns for running a story which made allegations about the Silverchair frontman visiting a Sydney brothel.

Johns has already received an apology from News Corp’s The Sunday Telegraph over the same allegations. He also received a $470,000 pay out from the outlet.

“The story alleged that Mr Johns had been spending his time at a notorious Sydney S&M brothel and bondage club called The Kastle,” The Daily Mail’s apology, which was issued over the weekend, reads. “The story was wrong. Mr Johns had not been there and he has never been there.

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Brittney Rigby

Brittney Rigby was Mumbrella's deputy managing editor - news and analysis. She left Mumbrella in April 2021.