Daily Mail accused of stalking woman they mistakenly identified as The White Stripes’ Meg White in a “secret new life”

The Daily Mail has been accused of stalking a woman they mistakenly identified as the former White Stipes drummer Meg White. As reported by The Guardian, the newspaper is said to have followed and covertly photographed the individual and published more than a dozen images of her, claiming that she was the drummer, who was now living a “secret new life”. The article, written by Joe Hutchison and published on August 6, said it had located the “reclusive female music superstar” and presented the photos as the first new public images of White in 17 years. The now-deleted report said that when Hutchison approached the woman and questioned if she was White, she laughed and told him he was mistaken. However, the newspaper reportedly concluded that she was the drummer after she replied “thank you” when the reporter praised The White Stripes’ music. The woman in question has now been identified by multiple sources as a friend of White, although she has not been publicly named. An anonymous music label executive who is close to both women told The Guardian: “Neither Meg nor the friend that was pictured had any idea they were being stalked. I can also assure you that Meg is well and is living...