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Charlize Theron Sued for Wearing the Wrong Watch 2007-02-06

Swiss watchmaker Raymond Weil is suing Charlize Theron for wearing a Christian Dior timepiece when she was supposed to wear only Weil watches, the Associated Press reports.

According to court papers filed Monday, Theron, 31, was paid “substantial funds” to model in the company’s ad campaign and wear its watches exclusively from October 2005 to December 2006.

Meanwhile, she was also the face of a Dior perfume, and “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.”

The actress’s rep did not return calls for comment from the AP.