(10-06-2002) Stars To Take The Stand - Sunday Mirror

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STARS TO TAKE THE STAND

SOME of the biggest names in the Irish and British music and film industry could be called to give evidence in a court case later this year.

The Corrs, Bono, Ronan Keating and Pierce Brosnan are just some of the names that are likely to take the witness stand. Kate Winslett and Roger Moore have already agreed to attend in person if necessary.

The court case will hear that celebrities have been assisting Solihull Council Trading Standards in their case in the British West Midlands investigators to help smash a suspected fake autograph scam nationwide, which has netted thousands of pounds.

Many of the autographs on t-shirts, photographs and other highly sought after collectables bought for up to ?150 at a Hollywood memorabilia exhibition at the Birmingham National Exhibition Centre almost two years ago are now thought to be fake.

People who had bought photographs of the stars later contacted the council's consumer protection department and challenged whether the signatures on the autographs they had purchased were authentic.

Earlier this year, Solihull Council Trading Standards contacted many of the stars and requested their signatures for comparison tests. They included Roger Moore, Kate Winslett and Oscar winner Emma Thompson.
 
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