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Brooke Shields Scores Settlement

Posted Jun 7th 2009 1:22AM by TMZ Staff

Brooke ShieldsBrooke Shields has settled her beef with The National Enquirer.

A few weeks back, a freelance reporter working for the tabloid checked Shields' mother out of her nursing home. According to Shields, her mother, who suffers from dementia, was driven around in an attempt to find a "story." It was disgusting then, and it still seems disgusting now.

The mag responded to these allegations of gross abuse by claiming the reporter had been a friend of Shields' mother for ten years and was merely helping her run some errands. Interesting ....

In the end, the Enquirer has agreed to apologize for the actions of its reporter and make a sizable donation to further research on dementia, reports People Magazine.

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1. Good for her! They were WAY out of line.

Posted at 11:42AM on Jun 7th 2009 by Irish Girl

2. That's not enough. Brooke let them off easy. That charade was just disgusting and whoever pulled this sh*t should be prosecuted to the full extent of the law; not to mention fired.

Posted at 11:45AM on Jun 7th 2009 by Too EZ

3. BROOKE SHIELDS LOOKS LIKE SHE IS TRYING TO MAKE AN EXTRA BUCK OUT OF ANYTHING... SHE LOOKS LIKE SHE NEEDS SOOOOOOOOOOO MUCH ATTENTION,,,THAT SHE WILL COME UP WITH ANYTHING.........

I THINK SHE IS A CRACKY LADY.........

Posted at 11:50AM on Jun 7th 2009 by i am your goddess,bow down..

4. Shut your pie hole #2.....this was a cruel victimization of the weak, a person not with full mental capacities being taken advantage of for profit. Very very low. The matter is over now thank goodness and there were some repurcussions for the lying Enquirer at least.....good for Brooke.

Posted at 12:07PM on Jun 7th 2009 by Darya

5. Apparently #2 doesn't know how to read...National Enquirer made a donation towards demantia research, which means that Brooke didn't get anything in her pocket.

Posted at 10:14AM on Jun 8th 2009 by JT

6. #2- Brooke didn't get money. They are giving it for research for dementia! Yeah- Brooke sounds greedy. *eye roll* I think that is perfect! They should help fund research on a condition in which they took advantage of!

Posted at 12:17PM on Jun 7th 2009 by stephc5

7. My family has dealt with a loved one with dementia. It is a hard thing to do. The settlement that ended with money to dementia research is a very good thing. The person who took Ms. Shields mother from the nursing home was not only ignorant but disgraceful. Any disruption to the normal routine of life for patietns with this diagnosis can be horribly disruptive. This person deserves harsher punishment than he has received.

Posted at 12:36PM on Jun 7th 2009 by Harriet

8. National Enquirer I LOVE YOU!!!!!!!!!!! You rock. You get the story no one else gets. You should n/t have let brookie push you around.

Posted at 11:21AM on Jun 10th 2009 by leigh launius

9. This was not right of the reporter, but Brooke you just overdo everything. You didn't even stick up for Sutherland when he tried to stick up for you when the man bumped you and made you fall, but now you want attention for your Mother being taken for a ride. Your a very nice beautiful girl but you can't act worth a darn and you just make a fool of yourself trying to. Evan in your commercials you are so fake, please just go away and look beautiful which you can do without trying. Be a beautiful Mother to your children and let the husband support you. Leave the acting to people who can ACT.....

Posted at 12:49PM on Jun 7th 2009 by Transamgranny

10. I'm glad that this situation with NE has been solved.
They had no business doing what they did without Brooke's permission.

ps...Why did TMZ put this terrible pic of Brooke on this story?

Posted at 1:57PM on Jun 7th 2009 by Kilia

11. Good. I hope the "sizeable donation" puts them out of business, the sick vultures. How dare they!

Posted at 1:04AM on Jun 9th 2009 by Clearsky54

12. Good. I hope the "sizable donation" will put those sick vultures out of business. You go, Brooke!

Posted at 3:15PM on Jun 7th 2009 by Clearsky54

13. brook is sooooo over-exposed at this point. i can't turn on the tv or open a magazine where she isn't a paid shill for something. enough is enough, go hide under a rock for a few years, keep quiet, be with your kids or make a few movies. just stop the paid shilling........it's creepy....

Posted at 3:57PM on Jun 7th 2009 by alona

14. She lost My respect!!!

Why the Hell wasn't SHE taking care of Her own Mother!???

Posted at 4:29PM on Jun 7th 2009 by Jane Doe

15. I find it interesting that TMZ can print the line that what the reporter did was disgusting. Especially since TMZ has no problem ambushing celebrities, posting pictures of couples trying to have a little privacy and just printing stories that some would also consider disgusting.

Posted at 4:45PM on Jun 7th 2009 by mj

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