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she's a
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Sent: Tuesday, November 11, 2003 1:12
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Subject: [Sndbox] Zeta Jones Suing
NOVEMBER 10--Fresh from a $24,000 victory over the British tab that
published her wedding photos, Catherine Zeta-Jones is fixing for her next
legal fight--this time, if you can believe it, over published reports that the
Academy Award winner shed pounds via the Atkins diet. In a warning letter sent
last week to media outlets (see below), lawyers for Zeta-Jones assert that
"her likeness and persona have been improperly linked" to the popular diet in
press accounts, adding that the weight loss program "has been derided by
nutritionists and other health care officials for decades." By incorrectly
reporting that Zeta-Jones "uses and/or endorses the Atkins diet," the letter
states, publications are "falsely representing to the average reader,
including many young women who look up to my client and admire her beautiful
appearance, that Ms. Zeta-Jones would recommend this diet to any person
looking to lose weight." Claiming that an association with Atkins could hurt
Zeta-Jones's ability to land endorsement deals for "health-related products,
attorney John H. Lavely noted, "In essence, my client is being made to look as
if she's more concerned about her outward appearance than she is with serious
health concerns." While publications like the New York Post and London's
Sunday Telegraph have claimed Zeta-Jones to be an Atkins devotee, an October
20 People magazine story reported that, "a source close to the famously curvy
star" knocked down the diet stories, noting that the actress "eats what she
wants" and exercises regularly. Richard Rothstein, spokesman for the Atkins
Nutritional Institution, told TSG that the company has not been contacted by
Zeta-Jones's lawyers. "It's never been our policy to seek celebrity
endorsements," Rothstein said. "Where tabloids get their info is a complete
mystery to us."
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