Date: 19th November 2001

Bing To Take Liz To Court Over Baby


Pregnant model eLIZabeth HURLEY was last night (17NOV01) coping with the news that her ex-boyfriend STEPHEN BING may take her to court to prove his paternity. The former ESTEE LAUDER spokesmodel may be subjected to a humiliating court case after Bing showed concern he will have to pay out thousands of dollars a year in child maintenance unless he can persuade a court the child she is carrying is not his.

At stake, under Californian law, is up to 28 per cent of his gross income in child maintenance. With an estimated annual income of around £2 million ($2. 6 million) that could work out as over £500,000 ($650,000) a year. But while 36-year-old Liz has been snubbed, Bing seemed only too happy to act as a father-figure to a mystery child at an LA LAKERS basketball game last week (11NOV01).

The boy bears a striking resemblance to Bing and gossip columnists have been speculating on the exact nature of this relationship. A spectator at the game says, "That boy looks like he could be a son. If Liz sees this picture she might think it would give her a good idea of what her own child could grow up to look like. " (TM/WNSNE/ES)

Source: WENN