It appears paparazzi agency X17 and its ethically questionable founders Brandy and François Navarre – who don’t care much when their photographers nearly kill people – are reaching some sort of settlement agreement with Eva Longoria and Tony Parker, who launched a $40 million suit libel against the pap company in December after X17 claimed Parker cheated on Longoria with French model Alexandra Paressant.

This nondescript apology – originally riddled with grammar and spelling mistakes, even referring to themselves as “X7,” but since corrected – was buried on X17Online.com:

In December 2007, X17online.com published over ten articles concerning Tony Parker and a woman named Alexandra Paressant. Various of the articles asserted that, after Mr. Parker was introduced to Ms. Paressant by Thierry Henry at this wedding to Eva Longoria, Mr. Parker engaged in sexual relations with Ms. Paressant. Since the publication of these articles, X17online.com and X17, Inc. have discovered that Mr. Parker has never met with, or spoken to, Ms. Paressant nor has he ever had sexual relations with her. X17online.com and X17, Inc. regret having been misled by Ms. Paressant and her representatives and apologize to Mr. Parker for any damage or inconvenience this may have caused him or his wife.

Even more interesting: It’s paparazzi photo purchaser TMZ.com who took a turn dumping on the agency over the weekend.

In the fallout from X17’s irresponsibility, the ones piling it on the most are their own commenters, who are leaving notes like, “Guys, guys. Don’t be so hard on x-17. It’s gotta be hard to see all the facts when you’re stuck up Britney’s ass 24 hours a day,” “ROFLMFAO!!!!!! YOU BEEN SLAPPED DOWN ASS HOLES. I HOPE BRITS DAD AND MOM GET YOUR ASSES TOO FUCKERS,” and one particular doozy.

WHAT A SHITTY APOLOGY. IM GLAD IT”S ON TMZ.
THIS SITE FUCKING SUCKS AND HAS NO CREDIBILITY. PEOPLE SEEM TO STOP COMING HERE TOO. A COUPLE OF MONTHS AGO THERE WOULD BE 400 COMMENTS IN A POST. NOW THERE IS BARELY 75. PEOPLE ARE STARTING TO REALIZE WHAT A SHITTY SITE THIS IS AND HOW YOU HIRE GANGBANGERS AND ILLEGALS TO LIE AND HARASS CELEBRITIES.