HOLLYWOOD - The editors of tabloid National Enquirer have printed anear-full page letter from Ashley Olsen's lawyer as they fight a defamation
suit filed by the actress.
Olsen's attorney Stanton L.Stein sent the letter, demanding a "full and
complete retraction in substantially as conspicuous a manner" as an article,
which ran in the publication last month suggesting Olsen had links to
the drug world.
The teen actress is seeking multi-million dollar damages after claiming the
article and accompanying photograph, which made her look like she was under the
influence of drugs, was defamation of character.
Despite insisting they would stand by the article, Enquirer bosses have
begrudgingly run Stein's letter in its entirety, stating, "In the interest of
fairness we thought we'd give Ashley and her lawyer this chance to respond to
our article."
In the letter, Stein makes it clear that he feels Olsen's name and image was
only used to sell magazines--and the story, with the headline 'Ashley Olsen
Caught In Drug Scandal' was misleading to her fans.
Stein writes, "No where does this Article even suggest that Ms. Olsen has had
any connection with illegal drugs, or their use or sale--because she clearly
has not."
Article Copyright World Entertainment News Network All Rights Reserved.