Editing Koo Stark (section)

===Legal cases===
In 1988, Stark brought a successful libel action against ''[[The Mail on Sunday]]'' over an untrue story headed 'Koo dated Andy after she wed'.<ref>'Koo Stark v Mail on Sunday (1988) unreported', in Vivienne Harpwood, ed., ''Modern Tort Law'',  6th edition (2005), p. 340</ref> In 1989, ''[[The Spectator]]'' reported that she had received £300,000 from one newspaper "for years of inaccurate persecution" and was also collecting money from others.<ref>''[[The Spectator]]'', Volume 262 (1989), p. 19</ref>

In another libel action in 2007, Stark won an apology and substantial damages from ''[[Zoo Weekly]]'' magazine, which had described her as a [[porn star]]. She commented "I am relieved that my name has been cleared of this false, highly damaging and serious allegation which has been proved to be completely untrue."<ref name=carter-ruck>[https://www.carter-ruck.com/news/read/koo-stark Koo Stark news release] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171113114400/https://www.carter-ruck.com/news/read/koo-stark |date=2017-11-13 }} at carter-ruck.com, accessed 25 May 2018</ref> In 2011 ''[[The Daily Telegraph]]'' called her an early "[[Kate Middleton]] prototype" and suggested that if she had not appeared in the film ''[[Emily (1976 film)|Emily]]'' early in her career she might have gone on to become the [[Duchess of York]].<ref name=telegraph2011>{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/theroyalfamily/8319716/Koo-Stark-From-Royal-Romance-to-the-High-Court.html|title=Koo Stark: From Royal Romance to the High Court|author=Bryony Gordon|author-link=Bryony Gordon|date=February 11, 2011|journal=[[Daily Telegraph]]|access-date=April 15, 2011|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110310063230/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/theroyalfamily/8319716/Koo-Stark-From-Royal-Romance-to-the-High-Court.html|archive-date=March 10, 2011}}</ref>

In November 2012, Stark appeared at Hammersmith magistrates court accused of stealing a painting by Dutch master [[Anthonie van Borssom]], worth £40,000, from the home of her ex-partner, American financier Warren Walker. She strenuously denied the allegation.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/358682/Date-with-Dalai-Lama-delays-Koo-Stark-s-trial|title=Date with Dalai Lama delays Koo Stark's trial|work=Daily Express|first=David|last=Pilditch|date=17 November 2012|accessdate=19 November 2022}}</ref> Before the matter came to trial, the painting was returned to Walker and by agreement the prosecution was abandoned.<ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2013/jun/20/koo-stark-not-guilty-theft "Koo Stark not guilty of theft after returning painting to former partner"], ''[[The Guardian]]'', 20 June 2013, accessed 16 May 2024</ref>

In November 2022, Stark was awarded substantial damages and received an apology in a court case brought against ''[[Daily Mail]]''{{'}}s parent company for a 2019 article which falsely referred to her as "a soft porn actress".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/media/2022/nov/18/prince-andrews-ex-girlfriend-koo-stark-wins-damages-against-daily-mail|title=Prince Andrew's ex-girlfriend Koo Stark wins damages against Daily Mail|work=The Guardian|first=Jim|last=Waterson|date=18 November 2022|accessdate=19 November 2022}}</ref>