Ashley Judd Allowed to Sue Harvey Weinstein for Defamation A federal judge has thrown out part of a lawsuit Ashley Judd filed against Harvey Weinstein on Wednesday Judd can proceed with her defamation suit, which says she was in serious discussions for a big role in 'Lord of the Rings,' U.S. District Court Judge Philip Gutierrez, via written court order About 20 years ago, Judd says that she escaped Weinstein's advances in a hotel room, Judd will have an opportunity
to file an amended complaint to
try her sexual harassment claim again. Theodore Boutrous Jr.,
Ashley Judd's attorney