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Posted Jun 7th 2009 1:22AM by TMZ Staff
Brooke 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.
Filed under: Celebrity Justice
Tags: brooke shields, BrookeShields, dementia, mother, national enquirer, NationalEnquirer, settlement
Posted May 16th 2009 9:42AM by TMZ Staff
Brooke Shields is claiming a reporter and a photog working for the National Enquirer checked out her 75-year-old mother from her nursing home in hopes of a good "tabloid story."
Teri Shields was signed out of her nursing home Thursday, and Brooke tells People that a reporter drove her mother around New Jersey in hopes of finding a good story. Brooke says her mother suffers from dementia, and claims her mom was allegedly tricked into leaving the facility after the journalist claimed they were friends.
Teri Shields was later found by police in a nearby restaurant, unharmed, having lunch with the reporter. The Enquirer claims the freelance reporter has known Teri for 10 years and was given permission by the facility to check her out.
No one was arrested and charges have not been filed.
Filed under: Wacky & Weird, Nurse!
Tags: brooke shields, BrookeShields, checked out, CheckedOut, dementia, freelance reporter, FreelanceReporter, kiefer sutherland, KieferSutherland, mother, national enquirer, NationalEnquirer, new jersey, NewJersey, nursing home, NursingHome, reporters, tabloid, victim
