LONDON - A former bodyguard for Salman Rushdie has apologized for lying about the world-famous author in a tell-all book.
Ronald Evans, a former London Metropolitan Police officer, and publisher John Blake Publishing Ltd. say they accept that allegations in Evans' book about Rushdie's personal life are untrue.
Evans had written that Rushdie sought to profit from an Iranian-backed death threat for his 1988 novel "The Satanic Verses."
In a book entitled "On Her Majesty's Service," Evans also accused Rushdie of being suicidal and unhygienic.
Through their lawyer Theo Solley, Evans, his publisher and ghost writer Douglas Thompson said Tuesday that they apologized for the "hurt and damage" caused by the lies.
Rushdie, who was in court, said he was satisfied with the outcome.
