
Tom Cruise’s wife Katie Holmes decided to file a $50 million libel lawsuit against Star Magazine for defamation after a cover headline (“Addiction Nightmare – Katie Drug Shocker – The Real Reason She Can’t Leave Tom”) insinuated the actress has a drug addiction problem and wanted to leave her husband.
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The lawsuit states, “[Katie] has no intention of leaving her husband, and is not prevented from doing so by any drug addiction.” The headline is pretty sensationalist, but when you actually read the article there’s nothing that actually supports the magazine’s claims. American Media Inc., the publisher begs to disagree.
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Katie Holmes’ rep released the following statement:
“Today, Katie Holmes filed a lawsuit in federal court in Los Angeles for libel against American Media, Inc., publisher of Star Magazine. The lawsuit alleges that Ms. Holmes was defamed by the tabloid, which recently published an article falsely suggesting that she is a drug addict. The story in Star Magazine is totally and unequivocally false. Ms. Holmes was forced to file this lawsuit to vindicate her reputation after American Media refused to retract its vicious lies about her.”
The actress broke the silence to express her shock when she saw this cover:
“Of all the fabricated stories that continue to be published about me, this instance is beyond the pale. The publisher knew this outrageous story was false and printed it anyway to sell magazines.”
Then, here comes Katie’s lawyer, Bert Fields, with another official statement on the matter:
“Star Magazine’s malicious claims about Katie are untrue, unethical and unlawful. Not only do they cruelly defame Katie, they play a cheap trick on the public, making ridiculously false claims on the cover unsupported by anything inside. Someone should bring a class action to get all buyers their money back.”
But, what does American Media Inc. has to say about all this?
“Star fully stands behind the editorial integrity of what we have published concerning Ms Holmes’ controversial use of the Scientology ‘e-meter.’ The physical effect of the e-meter on its users is a matter of significant public concern and we plan to vigorously defend the suit filed by Ms. Holmes,” an American Media rep said in a statement. “Many ex scientologists have testified that the e-meter sessions have mood elevating effects. The cover and the inside article discuss these effects. Our attorneys look forward to deposing Ms. Holmes about her experiences with Scientology and the e-meter, and expect that the case will be promptly dismissed by the court.”
Scientology is most likely to blame for some outrageous behaviors. From crazy behavior to drug addiction – now that’s pure speculation. I do not want to play devil’s advocate here, but, scientifically speaking, there is no official study about the effects of e-meter and its relation to typical addictive behaviors.
[image: Star]