http://edmsun.canoe.ca/News/Edmonton/2006/07/08/1674355-sun.html
An Edmonton TV personality, who says her life has been turned upside down by lies and innuendo linking her romantically to former Edmonton Oilers defenceman Chris Pronger, wants laws changed to better regulate the Internet.
Citytv's Christie Chorley issued a written statement yesterday "as a result of two weeks of unrelenting and untrue rumours."
"I have sought out legal counsel and have sent cease and desist letters to specific outlets," Chorley wrote. "Concerned that this could happen to someone else, especially others in the media, I would like to see Canadian law regulate the Internet more responsibly."
She didn't elaborate on what she meant by more responsible regulation of the Internet.
Chorley also did not respond to requests for an interview.
Pronger, who led the Oilers to their first Stanley Cup final appearance in 16 years, asked for a trade at the end of the National Hockey League playoffs.
The 31-year-old alternate captain said he wanted out of Edmonton for family reasons. His wife Lauren took a lot of heat for Pronger's trade request.
Meanwhile, rumours about Pronger and Chorley swirled on the Internet.
Chorley spoke out yesterday on the salacious whisperings.
"Let me be clear and direct. I do not know Chris Pronger personally," she wrote.
"I have only interviewed him as a part of a large media scrum.
"I have never had a one-on-one conversation with him and I have never been alone in a room with him. Despite this, and for reasons unknown to me, I have become the subject of many baseless rumours.
"My career is still young, I have worked extremely hard to achieve what I have professionally and I do not want these unjustified rumours to affect my life in any way."
Earlier this week, Edmonton general manager Kevin Lowe traded Pronger to the Anaheim Ducks for local product Joffrey Lupul, defenceman Ladislav Smid and several draft picks.
Edmontonians were left wondering what happened after Pronger's trade demands became public, especially since he'd signed a long-term contract with the team.
