The Great Gatsby famous actor Leonardo DiCaprio, who was linked to the
famous singer Rihanna earlier this year, was very angry over the May 28
cover story in Oops, a French magazine, which falsely stated that the couple
was expecting a child but Leonardo DiCaprio would not want to be a
father.
According to reports by Gossip Cop, Leonardo DiCaprio is
reportedly suing French magazine Oops for stating that Rihanna is pregnant
with his child by him.
The 13th May issue of the tabloid featured pictures of Leonardo DiCaprio
and Rihanna with the caption,
“Rihanna
Pregnant With Leonardo’s Baby: He Doesn’t Want The Baby,”
Despite
neither the singer nor the actor confirmed that they were even passionately
involved.
The Great Gatsby actor's legal team notes that the
actor was in France during the Cannes Film Festival when he found out about
the cover of Oops, which claimed that he's not only the father of Rihanna's
baby, but he also will not want anything to do with the child.
One of the famous websites states that Leo's team approached
Oops magazine's editorial team and informed them that the gossip was not
true but the story still appeared in the magazine.
In an
exclusive conversation, Frederic Truskolaski, an owner of Oops and a
defendant in the lawsuit, admits that the French magazine knew its scoop was
fictional.
He also says his team of him read various cooked-up
stories saying they were together, but he also states that they were not
familiar with the fact that whether the singer Rihanna was pregnant, “We
thought she might be her. We were not sure, of course.”
Earlier this year, a representative for Leonardo DiCaprio
denied that he was dating the star. A rep told the Los Angeles Times that
Leo was single and has been for some time, before adding that he remains
focused on shooting his new movie, The Revenant in Canada.
According to the court papers, in addition to the huge claim
that Leonardo DiCaprio is having a baby with Rihanna, the magazine Oops is
being prosecuted under France's right to privacy laws.
The
lawsuit points out that Oops does not have the right to print information
about Leo's personal life nor was it allowed to publish two paparazzi photos
of him on the street.
His legal team has filed the suit in a French court demanding the
magazine retracts the story and pays him the maximum compensation of 18,000
Euros ($20,000) for damages and for the legal fees.
Well, as per
the court papers, the famous actor also asked the company to be further
fined 10,000 Euros if they do not apologize and print a retraction.
DiCaprio's legal team and Oops are set to face off in a Paris
court on June 16.
Truskolaski is quite certain that because of
France's strict privacy laws, a verdict will come down forcing the magazine
to pay for the huge damages.
But he still believes that the
magazine might not pay the whole amount because he says "It won't be much!"
