Is this the new trend? Celebrities are getting really ticked off by their weight stories. It all started with Tyra or was it Kirsty Alley, then Jennifer Hewitt and now this? Really, truly, so what if they call you fat? Does this make you a lesser person? I think not and therefore I fail to see what the issue is.
Cashing in on fat seems to be the new way to go. Sue for damages, gain publicity, go on Celebrity fit club and revive your going nowhere career or.... be the spokesperson for Jenny Craig.
LONDON - Lisa Marie Presley has sued a British newspaper for alleging that she was piling on the pounds because of her unhealthy appetite, her lawyer said Monday.
Presley, who is pregnant, alleges in a suit filed at London's High Court on Friday that the story in Britain's Daily Mail was slanderous and degrading. The newspaper has since reported on the 40-year-old singer's pregnancy.
"Once they got a glimpse of my expanding physique a few days ago, they have been like a pack of coyotes circling their prey whilst eerily howling with delight," she said on her blog.
"It really upset her," Presley's attorney Jo Paton told The Associated Press. "She was about to announce her pregnancy and was shocked and hurt by the unkind article about her appearance."
Paton said Presley was seeking an apology and damages.
The Daily Mail said the first indication they had of Presley's complaint was when they were served with court documents.
"We are investigating the matter," the newspaper said in a statement.
