The ugly business regarding the death of fashion designer L'Wren Scott has come back to the fore now that insurance underwriters are investigating whether The Rolling Stones can file a claim following her suicide in March, according to Billboard. Scott was dating vocalist Mick Jagger, who along with the rest of the band opted to cancel the Stones' tour of Australia following the news.
The basic setup was as such: The Rolling Stones took out a $23.9 million insurance policy to be paid only if the band couldn't go forward with the tour, similar to how one might buy wedding insurance to plan for unexpected occurrences. Jagger was diagnosed by doctors to be suffering from acute traumatic stress disorder (understandably) following Scott's death, and was advised not to perform for at least one month. The band filed a $12.7 million claim for losses that occurred due to postponing the tour, and now the insurance underwriters involved in the claim are challenging whether Scott's suicide is eligible for the policy.
They claim that Scott may have had a preexisting mental condition that would make her ineligible for coverage by the policy. Although Jagger has not given a statement on the new series of events, he has never indicated that his partner suffered from any such condition. The insurers initially flat-out denied the claim, prompting a lawsuit from the Stones, but now the underwriters are seeking testimony and documents from Scott's brother Randall Bambrough, with regard to whether she had any medical issues that would nullify the policy. They are also seeking information from Scott's personal assistant and the executor of her estate.
Sounds like some pretty slimy stuff. Nobody ever wins.
