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Brooke Settles With Tabloid for 'Momnapping'

National Enquirer will publicly apologize

By Amelia Atlas, Newser User

Posted Jun 7, 2009 5:30 AM CDT

(Newser) – Brooke Shields has settled with the National Enquirer after two tabloid journalists reportedly signed her mother out of her New Jersey nursing home last month, reports People. The tabloid has agreed not to publish the story, will publicly apologize, and will donate money to research on dementia, a condition from which Teri Shields suffers. "The idea that the National Enquirer took advantage of her state is reprehensible and disgusting," said Brooke.

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Brooke Shields arrives at the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute Gala in New York last month. (AP Photo/Peter Kramer, File)

Actress Brooke Shields arrives at the launch party for Latisse in Los Angeles earlier this year. (AP Photo/Matt Sayles)

Actress Brooke Shields arrives at the 60th Primetime Emmy Awards in Los Angeles last year. (AP Photo/Matt Sayles)

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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. - Brooke Shields

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Brooke Settles With Tabloid for 'Momnapping'