Complex sentence: Starr replied: "(Best) took little pills to make him ill", soon after a provoked Best filed a libel suit against Starr that lasted for four years before the court reached an undisclosed settlement in Best's favour.
Split into simpler sentences: Starr replied: "(Best) took little pills to make him ill". Soon after Starr's comment a provoked Best filed a libel suit against him that lasted for four years before the court reached an undisclosed settlement in Best's favour.