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Charlize Theron Sued By Swiss Watch Company

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February 6th, 2007 by Castina

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Academy Award winning actress Charlize Theron was sued for breach of contract in New York County Court today.

The suit steams from claims by Swiss watchmaker Raymond Weil stating that the actress broke her contractual obligation to wear only Weil watches in public.

According to the legal docs, C.T was paid “substantial funds” to model in the company’s ad campaign and wear its watches only from the period between October 2005 to December 2006.

Charlize is also employed as the face of Christian Dior-which the Weil Company believes was a breach of her agreement with them:

“…She was actually photographed wearing a watch from the Christian Dior line” at a press event in Austin, Texas, on March 14, 2006, the suit claims. (A photo of Theron wearing the offending watch is included as an exhibit.)

To add insult to injury, she also “appeared wearing a necklace in an advertisement benefiting an AIDS charity,” the court papers say. “Plaintiffs were led to believe and had a right to believe by their written agreement that (Theron) would not promote jewelry or watches.”

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