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Anka sues estranged wife for defamation

By | Published on Wednesday 3 February 2010

Paul Anka, who, as previously reported, is in the process of divorcing his wife after the couple had an almighty row last December (to which the police were called), is now also suing his other half for defamation.

There seems to be two parts to the defamation claim. First Anka says that his estranged wife, Anna Yeager, lied to reporters when she told them he had forged her signature on a prenuptial agreement. It seems Yeager had previously claimed there was no financial agreement between the couple before they wed, and now that Anka has produced a prenup as part of the divorce proceedings she has denied ever agreeing to it.

Anka also claims Yeager told scurrilous lies about him to the Swedish media while promoting a reality TV show she was involved in called ‘Swedish Hollywood Wives’. The crooner also alleges that Anna only ever married him in the first place in a bid to score a TV career, correctly believing that a celebrity husband would help her get a gig on reality TV.

The defamation claims are added to previously reported allegations that Yeager physically attacked Anka by throwing a large piece of ice at him in late 2008. Police were called following that incident, too. According to TMZ.com, legal papers filed in California say Anka is seeking “justice for a pattern of emotional violence and abuse by Anna, including a battery she committed against Paul on 28 Nov 2008”.

Yeager’s people are yet to respond to Anka’s litigation.



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