Shields parents sufferfrom dementia or Alzheimer’s
Monday, June 8th, 2009I am very pleased to report that [the] National Enquirer was prevailed upon not to publish a story,” Shields’s attorney, Gerald Lefcourt told People. “Further, it has or will be apologizing publicly. Finally, it has agreed to make a generous donation to further research on dementia and to encourage others to do so.”
The tabloid says that the reporter was not on assignment, but working as a freelancer.
After the incident Shields said, “They then drove my 75-year-old mother around looking for a tabloid story. As anyone knows who has a parent who suffers from dementia or Alzheimer’s, it is one of the most difficult experiences you can go through as a son or daughter. The idea that the National Enquirer took advantage of her state is reprehensible and disgusting.”
