Madonna Sues Over Wedding Pictures
The pop-queen is taking legal action against the Mail on Sunday, demanding to be compensated for the damages caused by the illegal publication of her wedding pictures that reveal her marriage to film director Guy Ritchie at a Scottish castle in 2000.
It was said yesterday in a London court that at least 26 private photographs were copied by Robert Joseph Wilber, an interior designer working at Madonna’s residence in Beverly Hills.
Before the release of 11 photos by The Mail on Sunday which included a front page feature on October 19, none of these photographs have ever been published.
According to Perez Hilton, Madonna’s attorney, Matthew Nicklin, explains that Madonna, “was ambushed, for the simple reason that if the Mail on Sunday had told her what they intended to do, the claimant would have sought and obtained an injunction.”
The British tabloid paid close to £5,000 ($11,400) for the photographs compared to an estimated £5 million ($11.4 million) in value according to Nicklin, which is the least Madonna will be willing to settle for.
The court ruled in Madonna’s favour after the newspaper admitted to a breach of privacy, and another follow-up hearing will be held next year to evaluate on the damages to be paid.
There have no yet been any released concerning legal action that might be made against the offending interior designer.
