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Actress Victoria Principal filed suit against Weight Watchers, Inc., and its magazine, claiming her photograph was used in an advertising brochure without her consent. The suit, filed Friday in Los Angeles Superior Court, seeks $1.5 million in damages and a court order barring the group from using her name or likeness again. The actress claims the brochure, “Tidbits,” misused her name, picture and a quote attributed to her about the physical aspects of keeping fit. The flyer is used for advertising and selling Weight Watchers’ products and services, the lawsuit said. Weight Watchers officials were unavailable for comment over the weekend.
