Bianca Jagger 'homeless'

Human rights campaigner Bianca Jagger went to court yesterday to sue her landlord for £1.2million, claiming her flat is so mouldy she cannot live in it.

The ex-wife of Rolling Stones singer Mick Jagger says she has been living out of suitcases on friends' floors for nearly three years because her £2,700-a-month New York apartment is uninhabitable.

'It's been a very difficult and trying experience that has disrupted my life,' she said. 'I have become homeless. It has made it extremely difficult to perform my work and it has seriously affected my health.'

Jagger is suing her Park Avenue landlord and contractors who worked on the apartment because of water leaks and problems with mould which she claims was toxic.

The 59-year-old, who appeared at the Supreme Court in Manhattan, claims to have suffered breathing and neurological problems.

The lawsuit alleges breach of contract and fraud. Jagger stopped paying rent in April 2003 and her landlord is now trying to evict her.

The ex-model campaigns for human rights and environmental causes, supporting organisations such as Amnesty International and Save the Children.

She was married to Mick Jagger for eight years in the 1970s and they have a daughter, Jade.

The hearing was adjourned until June 7.