TIM BURTON - BURTON SLAMS LOCAL NEWSPAPER OVER 'RIDICULOUS' COVERAGE

Director TIM BURTON has hit out at his local newspaper, branding its coverage of the extension to his home in north London 'ridiculous'. The Sweeney Todd moviemaker insists the Camden New Journal is reporting inaccurate stories on the building developments at the home he shares with his wife, Helena Bonham Carter, and the couple's children. He says, "There was an article that Helena and I were trying to get permission to build a fantasy land in our garden, some kind of amazing gypsy caravan. Our garden is about the size of this sitting area. And the paper showed a picture of an area that looked like what a homeless person would stay in." And Burton also criticises the media for poking fun at his wife's dress sense and portraying the couple as 'odd'. He adds, "Every other week there's a breaking story under the headline: 'Bonham Carter Dressed Like S**t.' So it's like we've got this reputation for being the spooky neighbourhood weirdos."