Lebanese singer Suzan Tamim has filed a lawsuit against a Lebanese magazine for publishing wrongful information in the attempt of ruining her image. Suzan demanded that the chief editor of the magazine be prosecuted and fined 33 thousand US dollars as compensation for the damage he caused her.
Suzan also demanded that an apology be published in the magazine and that the verdict also be published in three different Lebanese newspapers, in an attempt to clear her name from the hurtful rumors that were said about her.
According to the London based daily, Al Sharq Al Awsat, the court will hold a hearing for the case on November 4, 2004 and will set a verdict. The magazine, whose name remains anonymous, had published many hurtful rumors about Suzan saying that she had kicked her mother out of her home and had a nervous breakdown.
Recently, the Egyptian Interpol arrested Tamim after a request was sent by the Lebanese Interpol. Egyptian authorities are still negotiating handing Suzan in to Lebanese authorities. Suzan’s indictment by Egypt’s Interpol was based on the Lebanese request, but she was then released after the Lebanese Embassy in Cairo ordered her acquittal. Adel Ma'touq, Suzan’s former business manager filed a lawsuit accusing her of stealing 350 US dollars and fleeing to Egypt.
Adel had stressed that he is determined to have Suzan prosecuted and even detained. Adel has been haunting Suzan for almost a year, the main reason being that Suzan had broken a contract between them. Adel, who owns a production company is determined to have Suzan pay for breaking the contract and has been trying to stop all her entertainment activities.
Adel also claimed that Suzan is legally married to him and he has the right to prohibit her from leaving Lebanon. Adel revealed that he owns legal documents that prove their marriage and insists on taking actions against the singer who has been running away from him.
Suzan denied the accusation in front of the Egyptian police and said that Ma'touq was only her business manager and not her husband. The Egyptian Interpol is currently studying the case and will decide later whether to hand her in to the Lebanese police or not. – Albawaba.com
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