Brooke Shields Settles With National Enquirer

This has to be the creepiest story of 2009 so far! Imagine having your mother who suffers from dementia or Alzheimer's get checked out of her nursing home by a tabloid reporter.  I mean - talk about crossing the line!

Brooke Shields unfortunately had this happen to her a few months ago and has since sued the National Enquirer and their reporter.  After a few weeks in the courts, the two parties have finally come to an agreement.

Shields's attorney, Gerald B. Lefcourt made the following statement:

"Two weeks ago, Brooke Shields was forced to make a public disclosure about her mother, Teri Shields's health, when we learned that Mrs. Shields had been taken out of a care facility by a reporter and photographer working for the National Enquirer and I was told that the National Enquirer was going to print information about her condition and whereabouts." 

"I am very pleased to report that [the] National Enquirer was prevailed upon not to publish a story. Further, it has or will be apologizing publicly.

Finally, it has agreed to make a generous donation to further research on dementia and to encourage others to do so."

"I am glad that Brooke Shields and her family can consider the matter now closed." 

The newspaper had responded in a statement:

"A freelance reporter who has known Teri Shields for more than 10 years visited her Thursday at the assisted living facility where Brooke says she moved her. Teri asked the reporter to take her out to lunch and to run some errands. The freelance reporter then got permission from the facility to do so."

Not claiming blame. What else can you expect? 

I would LOVE to know what "generous" donation the magazine had to make in order to make this mess go away. 

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