Zeta Jones 'devastated' by wedding pictures

Catherine Zeta Jones swept into a courtroom in London today to tell a judge how she was “devastated, shocked and appalled” when she realised her big day had been invaded by paparazzi.

She said it had been just the wedding she wanted – homely even though it was on the grand scale at the Plaza Hotel, New York, in November 2000.

In papers before High Court judge Mr Justice Lindsay, she says: “We spent the first day of our ‘honeymoon’ reminiscing about what a wonderful time we and our guests had had.”

But when she and her new husband, film star Michael Douglas, found out that pirated pictures of the £1.2m (€1.8m) event were due to be published in Hello! Magazine, “our peace and happiness evaporated”.

“I felt violated and that something precious had been stolen from me.”

The golden couple are suing Hello! For £500,000 (€755,000) damages for invasion of their privacy.

Both the stars are giving evidence today to try to convince Mr Justice Lindsay that their privacy and confidence were breached at the wedding, for which they had sold exclusive coverage rights to another celebrity magazine, OK!

They had signed a £1m (€1.5m) deal with OK! after turning down a £1m (€1.5m)-plus offer from Hello!