Lawsuit claims Jim Carrey gave STD to late girlfriend Cathriona White

Lawyers for the actor Jim Carrey have criticised new allegations in a wrongful death lawsuit which claim he gave sexually transmitted diseases to his ex-girlfriend, Cathriona White, who later committed suicide.

The Hollywood star is being sued by Ms White’s estranged husband, Mark Burton, over claims he illegally provided the Tipperary-born make-up artist with prescription drugs used in her suicide.

An amended lawsuit filed with the Los Angeles Superior Court alleges Ms White learnt that Carrey had given her herpes type 1, herpes type 2 (genital herpes), and gonorrhoea, in 2013, and that he pressured her to keep quiet.