Story Published:
Feb 9, 2009 at 11:51 AM PDT
Story Updated:
Mar 19, 2009 at 12:49 PM PDT
Another round is set for Monday in a lawsuit brought by Carmen Electra, who claims she's owed money from the Naked Women's Wrestling League for hosting duties.
Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Mark V. Mooney dismissed Electra's claim for unfair competition in October. Today, lawyers for the NWWL will ask him to throw out her claim for negligence, saying she has not explained how it applies to this case.
Electra's suit also alleges breach-of-contract, unjust enrichment and violation of both common law and statutory right of publicity — claims that so far have not been challenged by the defense.
In court papers filed recently in preparation for another hearing scheduled April 16, Electra asked Mooney to rule that two co-defendants in the case — Virtcom Enterprises and company official Douglas Freeman — are liable for breach of contract and should pay her more than $440,000.
The 36-year-old former "Baywatch" star, whose real name is Tara Patrick, filed her suit in November 2007, then filed a revised complaint in July and yet another in October. She claims NWWL bosses promised to pay her $400,000 for hosting several events, but she only received 25 percent of that amount.
Electra further alleges NWWL released DVDs that use her image, including "Twin Peaks," "Operation Naked Storm," "Tag Team Dream" and "Bush vs. Hussein," without payment.
VCE and yet another defendant in the case, Full Speed Productions Inc., produced the pay-per-view and video distributions, Electra's court papers state.
Electra seeks a judgment against VCE and Freeman for the remaining $300,000 she alleges she is owed, plus $143,755 in interest through April 16, the date of the hearing on her motion.
"I never received any payment beyond an initial $100,000, either directly or through [her company]," Electra states in a sworn declaration in support of her motion.
Along with her "Baywatch" role, Electra has appeared in various films — among them "Epic Movie" and "Scary Movie 4" — and in television shows, as well as in commercials for Max Factor, Taco Bell and Ritz Camera.
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