A state appeals court dismissed* a lawsuit on Monday filed by an Azusa resident Claudia Vasquez who claimed actor/singer Jennifer Lopez had interfered with a proposed film about her life.

Vasquez planned to make a movie with Lopez’s first husband, Ojani Noa, and writer Ed Meyer which would be a “comedic parody* of Noa’s life crafted almost entirely from the material that is already in the public domain.”

Lopez claimed the movie would have dealt in part with her first marriage which would reveal information that could damage her career and cause the public to “think badly” of her.

“I believe that Noa’s and Meyer’s dissemination* of private and intimate details about me, whether true or fabricated*, and my alleged relationship with Noa and also their exploiting false and disparaging* descriptions and lies about me are highly damaging to me and to my career in the entertainment industry,” Lopez stated.

A three-justice panel of the 2nd District Court of Appeal found that current law prevents the current lawsuit by Vasquez from going forward.

In November 2009, Lopez sued for an injunction* against Meyer and Noa, alleging invasion* of privacy. The injunction stopped them from distributing home videos from the brief marriage.

In response, Vasquez sued Lopez for US$10 million, claiming that nearly all the material was in the public domain. Additionally, Vasquez maintained the injunction halted her ability to produce and market the film. She also claims that Lopez’s attorney threatened her.

Despite winning the case, Lopez believes that her image has already been damaged.(SD-Agencies)