Luciano Pavarotti's widow has sued two friends of the late tenor for 30 million euros (US$44 million), claiming their comments about her marriage were defamatory, her lawyer said Monday. Nicoletta Mantovani filed the lawsuit last month after warning that speculation about the state of her marriage to Pavarotti would not be tolerated, her lawyer said.
Pavarotti died Sept. 6 of pancreatic cancer at age 71.