Country singer sued over dog attack

Country singer Tanya Tucker is being sued by her manicurist for $300,000 (£150,000) over claims the singer’s dog attacked and injured her.

Danielle Hobbs stated in court papers that she was bitten by the dog Bella at the singer’s home in Nashville.

Hobbs said that Tucker’s other dogs growled at her on previous visits but the star’s assistant brushed aside her requests for them to be restrained.

She also said that Tucker’s assistant told her the dogs were “just babies” and “they will not hurt you”.

Hobbs said that the attack on May 2 had left her with painful and disfiguring scars on her leg.

Tucker’s publicist Kirt Webster said the claims were “without merit”, and added that the legal action had come as a “total surprise”, reports BBC News.