Anti-fur protestor Heather Mills McCartney is threatening to stalk
actress Jennifer Lopez.
The wife of ex-Beatle Sir Paul McCartney has
targeted Ms Lopez because of the singer-actor’s
love of fur. Ms Lopez
often attends movie premieres and awards shows wearing expensive fur
coats.
She says she wants to be “educated” as to why she should not
wear them. She has angered animal
rights activists for many years. They
accuse her of making fur fashionable. She has made it an
attractive
item for the young and wealthy to want to buy.
Ms
McCartney’s latest stalking attempt ended painfully when she lost her
prosthetic leg in a fight
with security guards at the New York offices
of Ms Lopez’s fashion company. Ms McCartney
wanted to deliver a DVD to
Ms Lopez, which contained a documentary of how animals were brutally
killed or skinned alive for their fur. Ms McCartney had to replace her
artificial leg in a stairwell, as the
guards refused her entry to a
restroom. She promised to continue her crusade against Ms Lopez, and
to
“show up” at her home or “get a hold of her at her premieres”.
Jennifer Lopez is under fire from animal rights campaigners for deciding to wear fur and use it in her new fashion range.
The pop babe is being targeted by animal rights group PETA after being
photographed wearing fur
coats on a string of occasions and incorporating
the controversial pelts in her new clothing range, Sweetface.
In a message posted on the PETA website, charity Vice President Dan Matthews
said: "The protest
comes on the heels of the debut of Lopez's fur-laden
Sweetface fashion collection, which has been
panned by critics and animal
rights activists alike.
"There is nothing remotely 'sweet' about the torture deaths of animals killed for fur."
Protesters launched their attack on the sexy star by staging a vocal protest
outside Virgin Records
in New York where the singer was making a personal
appearance signing copies of her new album, 'Rebirth'.
Hundreds of activists congregated outside the Times Square store to hand out
copies of a controversial DVD
featuring the star alongside shocking footage
of animals being skinned alive while holding banners bearing the
slogan
"Jennifer Lopez: Fur Scum."
Campaign leader Matthews added: "Jennifer Lopez may be able to get the
images of bloody, skinned foxes
still alive and breathing out of her head,
but we doubt that all of her fans will."
The 32-year-old star, who is believed to be pregnant with her first child,
is the latest in a long line of stars to
be targeted by the animal rights
group over her fur wearing.
Supermodel Cindy Crawford was criticised last year after she signed up as the face of American fur company Blackglama, just 10 years after posing naked for the animal rights group.
Meanwhile, Mick Jagger's model daughter, Elizabeth, was last month slammed
by the group for her decision
to wear a fox pelt for a fashion show.
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