Sarah Jessica Parker defends her 22-year marriage to Matthew Broderick and brands rumors of argument 'untrue, disgraceful nonsense'
Sarah Jessica Parker took to Instagram Wednesday evening to rip the National Enquirer after she received an email from the publication asking for comment on an alleged fight the tabloid said witnesses saw between she and her husband Matthew Broderick.
The Sex & The City actress, 54, posted the email on her social media account, which has more than 5.4 million followers, with a detailed caption in which she ripped the publication and its repeated efforts 'to fabricate and undermine' her marriage to the Ferris Bueller's Day Off actor, 57.
In the email asking the actress for comment, National Enquirer editors said witnesses in London 'were stunned to see them arguing just days before their 22-year wedding anniversary' (which is approaching on May 19) in a row over Broderick's recent work on stage in England.
Retort: Sarah Jessica Parker, 54, took to Instagram Wednesday evening to rip the National Enquirer after she received an email from the publication asking for comment on an alleged fight the tabloid said witnesses saw between she and her husband Matthew Broderick, 57. The couple was snapped in NYC last year
Parker, who starred as Carrie Bradshaw on Sex & The City, wrote a detailed caption describing the longtime difficulties she's had with the publication.
'Just like clockwork,' she said. 'Over a decade of the same untrue, disgraceful nonsense. As usual, days ahead of our anniversary on May 19th, The National Enquirer is making its annual best effort to fabricate and undermine, this time a blissful 4 days with my husband in London.'
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Parker said that reports of a fight were lies, as 'there was no "screaming match" as alleged in a restaurant or on the street, nor was there a confrontation as alleged about his time in London.
'My children and I are enormously proud of the work he is doing,' she said. 'After much thought I have decided to share a typical letter of "inquiry" from these people.'
Brought the receipts: Parker shared the email the publication sent her with her Instagram followers
Boosters: The comment received plaudits from celebrities such as Bravo's Andy Cohen and actress Gwyneth Paltrow, who called her letter 'brilliant'
Milestone: Parker and Broderick, seen last fall in NYC, celebrate their 22nd wedding anniversary May 19
She noted the pointlessness of the letter, implying that the National Enquirer would never let the truth get in the way of a good story.
'As if the truth, a response or any comments from me or my publicist had any bearing on what they threaten to "report,"' she wrote. 'Hey National Enquirer and your sister publications, why not celebrate a marriage of 22 years and relationship of 27 years?
'Because, despite your endless harassment and wasted ink, we are nearing 3 decades of love, commitment, respect, family and home. There's your 'scoop' From a 'reliable source'.#tabloidharassment'
The comment received plaudits from celebrities such as Bravo's Andy Cohen and actress Gwyenth Paltrow, who called her letter 'brilliant.'
The National Enquirer has come under intense scrutiny in recent years for its illegal 'Catch and Kill' efforts to bury negative stories about President Donald Trump in his run up to the 2016 presidential election; and its demand earlier this year that Amazon founder Jeff Bezos put out a statement in their support (over a separate issue) or it would publish nude selfies of the billionaire.
