Model sued over drug habit

London - Supermodel Amy Wesson (19) is being sued for $5 million (£3

London - Supermodel Amy Wesson (19) is being sued for $5 million (£3.4 million) by her former agency over what it claims was her excessive drug habit, the Daily Telegraph reported.

The paper says that a lawsuit filed in the Manhattan Supreme Court alleges that Ms Wesson used so much cocaine and other substances that she had to be physically propped up during photographic sessions, and was sometimes hours late for assignments. Ms Wesson modelled at the current London Fashion Week.

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