I know -- as we found with LiveEarth, left-wing celebrities believe that the rules should apply only to the little people.

An employment tribunal ordered Sting and his wife, Trudie Styler, on Tuesday to pay a former chef $51,000 in compensation after she won a sexual-discrimination claim against them.

Jane Martin, 41, won her claim in May. She said she was fired after she became pregnant.

At a hearing earlier this year, Martin said she had worked for the 55-year-old pop star and his wife for eight years, cooking meals for them and guests including Madonna and Elton John.

She said Styler grew unhappy with her after she became pregnant in 2005, making her work long hours and growing angry when she took time off work because of illness.

No doubt Sting and Trudie would consider themselves to be "pro-choice" and "pro-woman". But heaven forbid that a woman in their employ should exercise that choice.