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U2 launches case over memorabilia

LONDON: It will go down in pop history as the case of the multimillionaire rockers and the missing trousers. The Irish rock band U2 has launched a court case to recover a pair of black trousers, some metal hoop earrings, a green sweatshirt and a Stetson hat from a former stylist, saying she wrongly took them after a gig. The outfit was worn by the band's lead singer, Bono, during the hugely successful Joshua Tree tour in 1987. The stylist Lola Cashman, who worked with the band in the 1980s, has maintained that the clothes were a gift. She unsuccessfully tried to sell them at an auction several years ago. Ms. Cashman published an unauthorised biography of U2 last year, titled "Inside The Zoo: My Life" with the world's biggest rock band, which claimed that Bono was obsessed with his weight and height. The band said they were taking proceedings against Ms. Cashman to recover the memorabilia worth E5,000, because she was trying to blackmail them. They are also seeking around 200 Polaroid photos taken by Ms. Cashman. —

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