Nicole Kidman's scent kicks up a stink...

**Griffo** · December 2nd, 2007, 11:08 PM

From Sydney Confidential
December 03, 2007 01:00am

JUST weeks after the drama of her Sydney court battle was played out, Nicole Kidman is facing a new legal stink over a story about her favourite perfume.
British broadsheet The Daily Telegraph is seriously on the nose with Kidman's legal team after it ran an article alleging her favourite scent was Jo Malone's White Jasmine and Mint - not Chanel No.5, with which Kidman has a sponsorship deal worth $12 million.
An item which appeared in the paper's Spy gossip column last week claimed the actress had jeopardised her position as a celebrity spokeswoman for Chanel No.5 after she allegedly applied the Jo Malone scent while walking the red carpet at the London premiere of new film The Golden Compass.
The paper reported Kidman was "dabbing it on whenever she had a moment" during the A-list premiere, which she attended with husband Keith Urban.
The article continued cosmetic giant Chanel was allegedly unhappy with the actress, and that her behaviour had apparently constituted a "breach of contract".
Kidman has gone further than turning her nose up at the report - last week she set media law firm Schillings on to the broadsheet.
In a statement, Schillings said the allegations were "entirely untrue" and "grossly defamatory".
"We have today been instructed to obtain an immediate retraction of such allegations and are taking separate action against The Daily Telegraph," Schillings said.
Kidman's publicist Wendy Day yesterday had no comment on the matter.

Sniff ... something allegedly stinks about Kidman's recent red carpet appearance, but has she changed Chanels? / supplied

**McJag** · December 2nd, 2007, 11:11 PM

Can you say "dumb"???

**crackho** · December 2nd, 2007, 11:56 PM

Oh, it was an honest mistake - I forget about my pesky 12 million dollar endorsement deals all the time.

**Aella** · December 3rd, 2007, 05:22 AM

From the thread title, I thought this was going to be about Kidman's raging BO problem!

**Folieadeux** · December 3rd, 2007, 08:05 AM

This seems a bit petty, seeing as she didn't necessarily endorse Jo Malone's scent. But I suppose it was a 12 million dollar contract.

This article aside, in the last several months I have observed a change in the media to Nicole. Some journalists have really been ripping her to shreds.

**sweetness** · December 3rd, 2007, 08:12 AM

Originally Posted by Aella

From the thread title, I thought this was going to be about Kidman's raging BO problem!

Yeah, but she's too embalmed to sweat.

**Sweetie** · December 3rd, 2007, 08:42 AM

I like that picture of her. I would love to have that Chanel necklace.

**sweetness** · December 3rd, 2007, 08:52 AM

^^ She looks gorgeous there..... they must've photoshopped the hell out of it.

**cmmdee** · December 3rd, 2007, 09:08 AM

Sigh. To be rich and famous = getting sued by everyone and their mother.

**Bijoux** · December 3rd, 2007, 09:40 AM

So, she's never allowed to wear any other perfume?!

Screw Chanel!!!!!

**cmmdee** · December 3rd, 2007, 09:42 AM

^^ That's usually how it goes with endorsements. They expect celebs not to talk about any other product. i.e. Angelina and St. John, Cristina Aguilera and that whole pepsi/coke fiasco.