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Katherine Heigl Pharmacy Photo Lawsuit Settled

Katherine Heigl Pharmacy Photo Lawsuit Settled

Actress Katherine Heigl has settled with pharmacy Duane Reade after she accused it of posting a paparazzi photo of her on its social media accounts.

A lawyer for the Knocked Up and Grey's Anatomy star said a deal has been agreed with the Walgree Co-owned chain to resolve the lawsuit, filed in April.

The terms are confidential, but a statement from Heigl's lawyer Peter Haviland called it "mutually beneficial".

The actress had sought at least $6m (£3.6m) in compensatory and punitive damages.

As part of the deal, he said, Duane Reade will make a contribution to a foundation focused on animal welfare.

The foundation was established in 2008 after Heigl's brother was killed in a car accident.

According to the lawsuit, Heigl was photographed in March near a Duane Reade store while she was in New York filming a pilot episode for a new television series.

Duane Reade posted the photo on its Twitter and Facebook accounts with captions advertising the store without her approval, the complaint said.

The 15-page lawsuit cited a tweet that Heigl claimed Duane Reade posted in March.

"Love a quick #DuaneReade run? Even @KatieHeigl can't resist shopping #NYC's favourite drugstore," it said.

Heigl is set to return to television in November in a new series called State Of Affairs, in which she plays a CIA analyst who advises the US president.