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| August 11, 2003 | Monday | Jumadi-us-Sani 12, 1424 |
Warne seeks legal help
MELBOURNE, Aug 10: Shane Warne is seeking legal advice after allegations by a South African woman that she had received raunchy telephone messages from the Australia leg-spinner, his promoter said in a statement on Sunday.
A Johannesburg mother of three, Helen Cohen Alon, 45, was quoted in South Africa’s Sunday Times as saying Warne telephoned her up to 40 times after a models’ party.
“We regard the allegations of the South African woman Helen Cohen Alon as a personal issue between Shane, (wife) Simone and the relevant parties,” Warne’s brother and promoter Jason said in the statement.
“This appears to be a blatant attempt by a person attempting to set up someone for personal gain — whether that be monetary or notoriety — and we will consult our legal people in this regard.
“We feel to comment on the issue would only further assist her in gaining the result she is conspiring to create.
“Therefore, Shane and anyone connected to him will not be making any further comments on this topic.”
Warne, one of Wisden’s five cricketers of the 20th century, was stripped of the Australia vice-captaincy in 2000 after admitting he had made lewd telephone calls to a British nurse.
The divorced South Africa woman said she met Warne on Feb 20 last year in a clothing store. “The moment he laid eyes on me, he was interested.” Cohen Alon was quoted as saying.—Reuters
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