Jenna Jameson Sues Publisher
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"How to Make Love Like a Porn Star" (search) author Jenna Jameson (search) has filed a federal lawsuit to bar her publisher from getting a cut of a proposed reality show featuring the adult film actress.
Jameson's lawsuit asks a judge to rule that an April 2004 development agreement signed with Regan Media (search) doesn't apply to a deal Jameson negotiated herself with A&E (search) for a show based on her daily life.
In the lawsuit, Jameson, who lives in the Phoenix area, claims the A&E deal was negotiated before the Regan Media agreement.
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Regan Media owner Judith Regan countersued, saying the 2004 agreement with Jameson gives Regan Media the exclusive rights to negotiate with television networks for a reality show.
The countersuit says Jameson, whose real name is Jenna Massoli, violated the agreement by negotiating a contract with A&E without Regan Media.
David Bodney, an attorney representing Regan Media, declined to comment. He referred calls to Harper Collins, whose ReganBooks division published Jameson's best-selling biography in August. A spokesman for Regan Books didn't return a phone message left late Thursday.
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An attorney for Jameson didn't immediately return a phone call Thursday.