Belle De Jour invented her exploits, ex claims The adventures of Belle de Jour, the story of a high paid prostitute who enjoys her work and whose begrudging boyfriend becomes an obsessive ex, spawned two bestselling books and a TV series starring Billie Piper. But her ex Owen Morris, 38, known only as 'The Boy' in the books, has now broken his silence to claim she lied about where she was living, her employment and relationship status, and fabricated "clients" - writing instead about their sex life and relationship. "She wasn't a power dressing femme fatale who lived in stilettos, she was this little tiny person desperate for friends - who lived in second-hand knitted jumpers and a pair of old scrappy cowboy boots with the trimmings falling off," he told the Mail on Sunday. He is pursuing author Brooke Magnanti in the Scottish courts for damages for defamation and breach of privacy, claiming her account of their seven-year relationship destroyed his career in the RAF and reputation. Mr Morris said: "The books are fantasy - I don't believe that Brooke was a prostitute and I should know as we were together and lived in each other's pockets. I fear the reason she knew so much about prostitution is because part of her job was studying murdered prostitutes in the morgue. I find it deeply disturbing that she used that material. Dr Magnanti, 37, refutes his claim, insisting that her blog and books are true. She wrote on her blog: "In court, I will be presenting evidence that I was a sex worker ... I will also be presenting my bank records from 2003-04, showing the cash deposits from the money I earned as an escort, and tax records from the same years showing that this income was declared to HMRC and tax paid. I also have the notebook in which I recorded details of appointments, etc. She says that she will also be handing over his diary, in which he makes reference to her work.