Crime | Charlize Theron Accessory Faux Pas May Cost Theron $20M Actress faces lawsuit over wristwatch By Nick McMaster Posted Oct 9, 2008 11:17 AM CDT Copied Actress Charlize Theron left, sits with actor Stuart Townsend and boxing promoter Don King at the US Open tennis tournament in New York, Sunday, Sept. 7, 2008. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola) A federal lawsuit against Charlize Theron for breaching an endorsement contract will proceed, People reports. Raymond Weil is seeking the return of “substantial funds”—a reported $20 million—paid to the actress to wear its watches exclusively from 2005 to 2006. But Theron also had a deal with Christian Dior perfume and was photographed at a press event wearing a Dior watch. Read These Next Meet the Oscar winner who says the award injured her career. Researchers jumped in car to investigate cow tools. Elon Musk just made a big donation to a pro-Trump candidate. Study suggests out who's paying for tariffs: Americans. Report an error