This story really shows how nasty some journalists can be….
People magazine reports that a journalist looking for a tabloid story allegedly checked out actress Brooke Shields’ 75-year-old mother, Teri Shields, from her nursing home earlier this week by posting as a friend.
Teri, who is suffering from dementia, was later found unharmed at an eatery close to the nursing facility talking to a freelance reporter.
“Late Thursday afternoon, I was alerted by Old Tappan Police that my mother had been signed out of the facility by two reporters of the National Enquirer … who falsely claimed they were friends of hers,” Brooke Shields tells People magazine and adds: “I intend to take every lawful action against all who were involved or who authorized this despicable act”.
The National Enquirer, however, claims that the freelance journalist was a friend of Teri’s and that he/she just visited her at the nursing home. According to a statement released by the tabloid to People, Teri asked the reporter to take her to lunch, which the reporter did after getting permission from the nursing facility.
Police are still investigating this incident…
