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Ashley Judd Sues Harvey Weinstein, Saying He Tried To Damage Her Career

The 50-year-old actress said that after she rebuffed the producer's sexual advances, he badmouthed her to the filmmaker of the Lord of the Rings trilogy, costing her a prime role.,

Film star Ashley Judd has become the latest to file a lawsuit against Harvey Weinstein, accusing the embattled former Hollywood producer of damaging her career after she rebuffed his sexual advances.

In a lawsuit filed in Los Angeles, Judd alleges sexual harassment and defamation, trilogy," according to

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