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Cameron Diaz Trial Gets a Jury
Cameron Diaz will soon have a costarring role in a steamy courtroom drama--her own.
The actress is set to testify in Los Angeles in the criminal trial of a photographer who shot topless pictures of her before she was famous.
The shutterbug, John Rutter, is charged with one count each of attempted grand theft, forgery and perjury.
Rutter, 43, was originally accused of trying to blackmail the blond babe for $3.3 million by threatening to sell the photos to a European bidder. That count was eventually dropped.
The long-delayed trial is finally a go after much legal wrangling between Diaz and Rutter.
On Tuesday, a six-man, six-woman jury was chosen to hear the case, with alternate jurors to be chosen Wednesday when the trial resumes. Once alternates are agreed upon by both Deputy District Attorney David Walgren, representing Diaz and the city of L.A., and Mark Werksman, the face of the defense, the panel will be officially be sworn in and opening arguments can begin.
During the jury-selection process, the Superior Court Judge Michael E. Pastor informed prospective panelists that indeed Diaz would be making an appearance as a witness against Rutter.
When the judge asked possible panelists if there was anyone "who has not heard of the actress Cameron Diaz," just two Angelenos raised their hands.
Despite Diaz's celebrity, Werksman says he believes the jurors will be fair to his client, who faces up to six years in prison if convicted on all counts.
Rutter pleaded innocent to all the charges against him in 2003.
The crux of the case is whether Diaz ever signed a release form for the photos. Rutter says he got her John Hancock years ago, before she became a Hollywood A-lister. Diaz claims her signature was forged.
Handwriting experts are expected to play a big role as the case unfolds in the coming days.
One key bit of evidence that hasn't been made public is the pics themselves. At the behest of Team Diaz, who claim the release of the images could tarnish her reputation, the judge sealed the photos two years ago, until the dispute between Diaz and Rutter is settled.
The criminal trial is the first of two pending legal battles between Rutter and Diaz. Rutter has filed a civil suit against Diaz accusing her of fraud and breach of contract. That trial will get underway Oct. 17 in Santa Monica Superior Court.
Meanwhile, Diaz is keeping her lawyers busy on another front. She sued the National Enquirer last month for $30 million in a slander suit claiming the magazine caused her serious pain after running a story saying the actress cheated on her longtime man, Justin Timberlake.
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