Lords Wins
$130,000 in Lawsuit
02:02 AM ET 12/07/99
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Former porn star Traci
Lords has won a nearly $130,000 judgment against a
distributor of adult videos who sold her only legal
pornographic movie without permission.
Lords, who made dozens of X-rated movies
as a teenager between age 14 and 17, said Monday that she
was relieved when she heard of the judgment. The movie in
question, ``Traci, I Love You,'' was her only legal film,
made in Cannes, France, days after she turned 18. Her other
films are illegal in the United States due to her age.
``I made a mistake,'' said the actress,
who has since starred in mainstream movies and the former
television series ``Melrose Place.'' ``I'm now 31 years old.
That's a long time ago. I've been waiting for my debt to be
paid and now it has.''
The verdict came against Caballero Control
Corp., which two years ago was selling the movie and a video
culling of clips from the movie to which she believed she
owned the rights.
A federal jury found that Caballero
violated Lords' rights and awarded her $128,753 in damages
for the movies. The jury further found that the use of
Lords' name and likeness on the video box were worth $750.
Caballero's lawyer, Stanley Stone, said his client has not
decided whether to appeal.
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