Charlize Theron sued by raymond weil for wearing christian dior watch,A Swiss watchmaker is suing the Hollywood actress Charlize Theron for allegedly breaking an endorsement deal to wear only its timepieces.

According to court papers filed in Manhattan by the Raymond Weil company, the South African star has also been photographed wearing watches made by Christian Dior, which has been paying her to promote its perfumes.

Weil claims that Theron, who won a best actress Oscar for Monster in 2003, was paid "substantial funds" so the company could use photographs of her in its advertisements.

A photograph of Theron, 31, wearing a Dior watch at a film festival news conference in Texas was included as an exhibit.

The watchmaker also complained that an advertisement for an Aids charity, in which Theron was wearing a non-Raymond Weil necklace, also breached the terms of the deal, which ran for 11 months last year.

David Jaroslawicz, the company's lawyer, said: "She has two hands and felt she could take money from two places at the same time."

Although the lawsuit, which alleges fraud and breach of contract, doesn't specify the level of damages being sought, Weil said it had spent more than £10 million on the Theron advertising campaign.