Scarlett Johansson has said she will take immediate legal action against Us Weekly magazine after it claimed she has had cosmetic surgery on her nose.

The magazine claims 60% of women in Hollywood have had some work done with Scarlett having her bridge refined at some point in her late teens.

Scarlett, who has previously said she has no quarms about going under the knife as she ages, claims Us Weekly’s story “is an outrageous and defamatory fabrication lacking any conceivable basis or proof”.

“Not surprisingly, US magazine cannot provide the dates when [I] supposedly had this surgery, who performed the surgery, or what was supposedly done - all because there simply is no truth to the story.”

“The publication made a pathetic attempt to validate its story by using two cover photos of Scarlett that were taken years apart with obviously different make-up and lighting, and then relying on an ‘expert’s opinion’ (based solely on looking at the two photos) on what ‘might’ have been done. It wasn’t.”

She added: “I have always been straightforward with the press regarding my body image and I am very concerned that my fans (and perhaps even my employers) will feel mislead. Thus, I feel compelled to take immediate legal action against US Weekly.”