Germany's Axel Springer settles dispute with fired former Bild editor

FILE PHOTO: An unidentified Christian Democratic (CDU) member of the Bundestag lower house of parliament reads the front page of Germany's biggest daily newspaper "Bild" ahead of a parliamentary debate in the Reichstag in Berlin./File Photo

BERLIN (Reuters) - German publishing magnate Axel Springer has agreed to an out-of-court settlement in a civil lawsuit against Julian Reichelt, the former editor-in-chief of Germany's top-selling Bild tabloid, the company said on Tuesday.

Axel Springer has been in dispute with the right-wing media figure since October 2021, when the paper fired Reichelt over affairs he had with female staff members.