Fathers4Justice ad fuels legal row

A planned ad campaign for Fathers4Justice – which accuses actress Kate Winslet of refusing to give her former partners enough access to their children – has sparked the threat of legal action as well as criticism from one of her ex-husbands.
The ad, which features the line “Kate, every child deserves their father this Christmas”, is based on comments the Oscar winning actress made during an interview with Vogue magazine.
In the interview, published in October, the actress defended herself from suggestions that her two children – Mia, with Jim Threapleton, and Joe, with Sam Mendes – may be victims in her two divorces.
She said: “People go, ‘Oh, my God! Those poor children! They must have gone through so much.’ Says who? They’ve always been with me. They don’t go from pillar to post; they’re not flown here and there with nannies.That’s never happened. My kids don’t go back and forth; none of this 50/50 time with the mums and dads – my children live with me; that is it. That is it!”
Solicitors acting for Winslet – who last week gave birth to a son with third husband Ned Rocknroll – have slapped the group with a legal warning.
Meanwhile even former partner Sam Mendes has jumped to her defence. He is quoted as saying: “It is inappropriate for this organisation to involve my family and I when they know nothing of our personal circumstances. Whilst I fully support fathers’ rights I can happily state this has never been a concern for me or my son.”
In a statement, Fathers4Justice said: “In earlier email correspondence with Kate Winslet’s agent Donna Wilson, the group has agreed to refrain from publishing the advert until 4pm today.”

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