Nader Hariri Says Yacoubian Seeking 'Fake Stardom' after Corruption Claims

Nader Hariri, the former aide of Prime Minister Saad Hariri, hit back Wednesday at TV host-turned-MP Paula Yacoubian after she claimed that he was “sacked” by the premier for being involved in suspicious deals.

“It has become clear that in her quest for fake stardom, MP Paula Yacoubian is insisting on targeting Mr. Nader Hariri and tarnishing his reputation through launching wrong accusations in an arbitrary way without offering any details or specific information,” said a statement issued by Nader Hariri's lawyer, Nabil Maad.

“Mr. Nader Hariri has challenged MP Yacoubian to put any claims of this kind at the disposal of the judiciary, but MP Yacoubian has preferred to carry on with the same demagogic approach in launching random accusations for the sake of cheap populism, instead of resorting to the judiciary,” the statement added.

It also said that Hariri will take all the possible legal measures against the lawmaker to “put an end to her continued attacks on him and on his reputation.”