'Russian spy' Anna Chapman's ex-hubby 'is a rag'

London, July 6 (ANI): Friends of alleged Russian spy Anna Chapman have lashed out at her ex husband, calling him 'a rag'.

Chapman's friends claim that Alex's accusations are baseless and that he is 'not a man but a rag'.

"We are simply outraged by what Anna's ex-husband has been saying about her," The Daily Telegraph quoted one of her friends, Natalya Zolotova, as telling the news website, life.ru.

"Anna was never arrogant (as Mr Chapman claimed). She is very down to earth and modest. He should stop lying," Zolotova added.

Anna broke off contact with Alex a long time ago, she added, undermining his claim to have spoken to her on the phone while she was in American custody.

"Anna did not like to remember about her early failed marriage," she said.

"The marriage only lasted two and a half years and ended on Anna's initiative. She quickly became disappointed in Alex and understood that he was not a man but a rag. The way he is behaving now at this difficult period in her life is only further proof of that. Besmirching your former wife like this is base," she added. (ANI)