STING - 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 (JAN06) 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.