"My mother Teri Shields has been diagnosed with dementia. For her safety, she has temporarily been in a senior living facility, a very difficult decision for me. 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," say an understandably outraged Brooke Sheilds. Adding, "They then drove my 75-year-old mother around looking for a tabloid story. As anyone with a parent who suffers from dementia or Alzheimer's knows, it is one of the most difficult experiences you can go through as a son or daughter. The idea that the National Enquirer took advantage of her state is reprehensible and disgusting."

Brooke is not one to be taken lightly. She is consulting her lawyer on pressing charges against the tabloid for such unethical behaviour. "I intend to take every lawful action against all who were involved or who authorized this despicable act," she insists.

In response to her claims, the National Enquirer has given a statement that says, "A freelance reporter who has known Teri Shields for more than 10 years visited her on Thursday at the assisted living facility where Brooke says she moved her. Teri asked the reporter to take her out to lunch and to run some errands. The freelance reporter then got permission from the facility to do so." Police are investigating into the truth behind the situation.

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