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A rock star accused the media

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Bassim

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I am wondering if my sentences are grammatically correct.

A rock star accused the media of treating him unfairly. They published a false story about him having a love affair with a woman he met only once in a pub.
 
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They are fine. You could also use had published.
 
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I'd use "... he had met [only] once in a pub".
 
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