Sting sues chauffeur over marriage sham claims

Veteran rocker Sting is dragging his chauffeur of four years through the courts, over allegations his seemingly idyllic marriage to Trudie Styler is a sham.

Driver Mick Madadi told a British newspaper last month Sting would rather disappear and "get stoned" than spend time with his wife.

He alleged: "You see all these pictures of Sting and Trudie hand-in-hand and kissing sweetly and it's a lot of rubbish.

"Trudie is so needy but Sting is never there. He's just into playing his banjo and getting stoned. The couple are not all they seem."

Sting - real name Gordon Sumner - has filed a breach of confidence suit but declined to reveal further details.

The couple have been married for 14 years and have four children.