Tara Reid wants the world to know that she's not--repeat not--"sexually lewd." And she's going to court to prove it.
The party-hearty actress--best known for her work in the American Pie oeuvre and as Paris Hilton's onetime gossip-column compadre--has sued an upscale Las Vegas condo for an ad she calls libelous.
Per the suit, filed Wednesday in Los Angeles Superior Court, Reid says she "has suffered injury to her business in that she has lost value of her reputation" as a result of the advertisement for Sky Las Vegas, a 405-unit luxury high-rise development.
The Feb. 1 print advertisement played off Reid's now infamous breast-baring on the red carpet outside P. Diddy's 35th birthday party in New York last November. It featured the tagline: "Dear Tara Reid. Come let it all hang out."
Reid claims the nip slip was accidental, but the Sky ad insinuates her "strap fell down intentionally." And she's worried people will now perceive her as less than chaste.
"This advertisement is defamatory because the language carried a defamatory meaning to those who read them rather than an innocent meaning by implying that plaintiff is sexually lewd or immoral," the suit asserts.
Reid is seeking a court-imposed ban on future ads from Sky using her name in addition to monetary damages and restitution. In addition to libel, she claims the advertisement fraudulently exploits her image.
Meanwhile, Reid's left breast is still getting play. Aside from dozens of Internet sites immortalizing the wardrobe malfunction, Hustler magazine recently published close-up images. (It took Reid several moments to realize her boob had popped out--she continued waving to fans and photographers until her publicist came to her rescue. Reid then admonished the shutterbugs.)
As for Reid's acting career, she recently starred in the box-office bomb Alone in the Dark and is reportedly talking with Fox about starring in a new television comedy vehicle.
Next up is a part in The Crow: Wicked Prayer with Edward Furlong, slated for a July 19 release.