Events | 2009.06.20
Lily Allen sues Sun over alleged insults
Lily Allen begins legal action over Sun story claiming she made disparaging comments about Victoria Beckham and Cheryl Cole
Lawyers representing singer Lily Allen have started legal action against the Sun for an article claiming she called Victoria Beckham a "monster" and The X Factor judge Cheryl Cole "stupid and superficial".
The article, headlined "Ranting Lily", was published in the 7 May edition of the News International-owned redtop.
Further comments attributed to Allen included a tirade against Wag culture and Cole, who is married to Chelsea footballer Ashley Cole. The Girls Aloud singer was described as "stupid and superficial" while her husband was labelled "revolting".
Law firm Atkins Thomson, representing Allen, has issued proceedings in the high court for libel and false attribution of authorship, arguing that she never made the comments.
The disputed comments attributed to Allen first appeared in an article in French sports-themed magazine So Foot entitled "Les footballeurs courent après tout ce que je deteste" – which roughly translates to "I hate footballers". Atkins Thomson has also issued proceedings against the French title.
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