OMEN
04-02-2009, 02:44 PM
Former 'Home and Away' star Bec Hewitt has launched a legal action against Australian magazine New Idea, after it claimed she was seeing another man, who is in fact her brother.
The magazine suggested that Bec had been spending an increasing amount of time with an American tennis trainer named Mark.
The actress and her husband, professional tennis player Lleyton Hewitt, were quick to deny the reports and revealed that Bec's mystery man is actually her brother, Shaun Cartwright.
"For some time now we've had to endure fictional, rubbish stories by New Idea, targeted at our marriage, private lives and even work with charities," the couple said.
"This brazen fabrication by New Idea will hopefully highlight to the Australian public the untruths and lies some magazines will resort to achieve increased sales."
A spokesperson for Pacific Magazines, publisher of New Idea, said: "An error has been made concerning the identity of an individual. New Idea apologises for this mistake and will address it."
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The magazine suggested that Bec had been spending an increasing amount of time with an American tennis trainer named Mark.
The actress and her husband, professional tennis player Lleyton Hewitt, were quick to deny the reports and revealed that Bec's mystery man is actually her brother, Shaun Cartwright.
"For some time now we've had to endure fictional, rubbish stories by New Idea, targeted at our marriage, private lives and even work with charities," the couple said.
"This brazen fabrication by New Idea will hopefully highlight to the Australian public the untruths and lies some magazines will resort to achieve increased sales."
A spokesperson for Pacific Magazines, publisher of New Idea, said: "An error has been made concerning the identity of an individual. New Idea apologises for this mistake and will address it."
RTE