Stones settle £8m lawsuit that left Mick in despair

THE Rolling Stones have settled their £8million lawsuit against their insurers as Mick Jagger revealed he was ‘deeply upset’ that details were made public.

The singer spoke of his regret after it emerged he was diagnosed with acute traumatic stress disorder in the wake of girlfriend L’Wren Scott’s suicide.

He said that the release of private information relating to the band was done without his knowledge – adding that the matter has now been resolved.

However the disclosure comes in the wake of criticism from Miss Scott’s Utahbased family, who earlier this week said the band’s decision to embark on a legal battle was ‘heartless’ and ‘unbelievable’.

The Stones initially filed a lawsuit against their London-based insurers in July, after medical experts advised Sir Mick, 71, not to perform for a month following Miss Scott’s death in March. They claimed the situation qualified for a payout, because it forced them to postpone t he Australia and New Zealand leg of their world tour.

The suit gave an unprecedented glimpse into the band’s finances – revealing they would rake in £63million from the tour – as well as disclosing Sir Mick’s condition. However the details did not become public until the insurers filed their own legal papers in the US, which was first reported this week.

They argued that the suicide of 49-yearold Miss Scott – pictured with Sir Mick – was not unforeseeable as she may have had pre-existing psychological issues.

It was also revealed that band members Keith Richards and Ronnie Wood were exempt from insurance payouts for anything relating to ‘alcohol abuse’.

In a statement, a spokesman for Sir Mick said yesterday: ‘We are deeply upset that confidential... information about members of the band and their immediate family and loved ones has entered the public domain as a result of a US court filing initiated by insurers four weeks ago. This was done without the knowledge of the band.’

A statement from the Stones said the lawsuits had ‘only been reported in the press in the last week, by which time we are pleased to say the insurers and the Rolling Stones had settled the claim’.