George Clooney and Julia Roberts (suing as Julia Moder, her married name) have filed suit against Digital Projection, Inc. and Beyond Audio, two audio-visual companies that are accused of using pictures of the two stars and their trademarked names to hawk high-end movie projectors and entertainment systems. Beyond Audio appears to operate mostly in Canada and Digital Audio is based in Georgia.

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Clooney and Roberts (suing under her real name, Julia Moder) filed suit against Beyond Audio, Inc. and Digital Projection, Inc. Apparently, both companies got the idea to use the stars' names and images to promote their high-end projectors and entertainment systems, according to the complaint. Beyond Audio does business out of Canada and Digital Projection operates out of Georgia.

The duo we'll combine to call Robney (because Clooberts sounds like a bad kid's TV show character) have alleged four causes of actions against the companies. But do any of them hold water?

Like most lawsuits, the answer is maybe. That is until a judge or jury gives their final say. The stars' complaint alleges privacy and publicity right violations, negligent misuse, and trademark infringement.

Of the allegations, trademark infringement seems the most damning, if true. The actors' accuse defendants of "prominently [using] large photographs" of the stars in their marketing without permission. The ads allegedly ran in numerous magazines over the past several months. Trademark infringement hinges on whether a reasonable person would be misled into thinking a product was something else. Proving "confusing similarity" is key.

In Roberts and Clooney's case, it's whether the public would be confused by the defendants' ads and think the actors endorsed the products. While the complaint doesn't point to any specific advertisements, if defendants' actually used the stars' images, there could be trademark infringement. George Clooney and Julia Roberts have sued together, and are both being represented by the same attorneys.

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The two are together again, but this time it’s not for a big screen hit - as George Clooney and Julia Roberts are fighting a legal battle. According to court documents from April 27, the “Ocean’s Eleven” co-stars have sued two audio-visual companies for the misuse of the Oscar winners’ photos in advertisements shown on its websites that were used to market the business’ equipment.

As for what they're after, Julia and George are hoping to land an injunction preventing any future use of their likeness, as well as money to cover lawyer fees along with treble, punitive and compensatory damages. Though Clooney and Roberts joined forces in submitting the lawsuit, it's noteworthy to mention they've decided to hire separate legal personnel to handle the case.

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George Clooney and Julia Roberts are combining their superstar power to take legal action against the owners of two electronic companies accused of using their names and likeness to promote their products. The Hollywood actors are suing Digital Projection, Inc. and Beyond Audio bosses to protect their intellectual property rights after photos of the pair allegedly appeared on the business’ websites, brochures and newsletters.

Court papers filed in Los Angeles Superior Court on Friday, and obtained by The Hollywood Reporter, state: “Defendants prominently used large photographs of Plaintiffs in Defendants’ advertising, marketing and promotions including print advertisements published in numerous magazines over the past several months. “Accordingly, Defendants are liable to Plaintiffs for the infringement of their publicity rights, privacy rights, and trademark rights.”

Clooney and Roberts are demanding unspecified compensatory damages, in addition to punitive damages and attorneys’ fees. They are also seeking an injunction to prevent the firms from using their names and images in future.

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Julia Roberts has offered to babysit for Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie as a wedding present, “lifenews” report said. She told E! news: "Oh yes, it's exciting news. It's always nice when you're ready to hitch your wagon for eternity to somebody."

The actress has starred alongside Brad in two films, The Mexican, and Ocean's Eleven and was happy to hear the news of his engagement to Angelina, and has even offered to look after the six children they raise - Maddox, 10, Pax, nine, Zahara, seven, Shiloh, five and three-year-old twins Knox and Vivienne - if they need some quiet time.

Asked about the gift she'd choose for them she added: "That's a ways down the road, but it's starting to be, now that people are starting to ask me and put pressure on me, so - babysitting. Yeah, that's good."

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A scene in ‘Pretty woman’ featuring Julia Roberts’ character reacting with shock when Richard Gere closes a jewellery box on her hand is much loved by fans of the 1990 romantic comedy.

Now, the director of the film Gerry Marshall has revealed that the iconic scene was actually an onset prank meant for his hard partying leading lady Roberts, the Daily Express reported. Marshall said it was planned as revenge for Roberts for staying out late the night before the shoot.

"(She was) a kid, so she goes out and parties, and sometimes she parties late and she comes to work and she’s a little sleepy. I said, ‘Richard, you gotta wake her up a little, so when she reaches for the box, slam it.’ … It was a soft box; I would never hurt her. It was the last minute that we put it in the movie and it became like the trademark of the movie," he told Entertainment Tonight. (ANI)

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Julia Roberts rounded up relatives Emma Roberts and Lisa Roberts Gillan for the LA premiere of Jesus Henry Christ. The Oscar winner's cast and crew all said she made a great leader, even with the added challenge of working alongside her big sister. Hear how Julia managed the task of being boss in today's PopSugar Rush.

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Mumbai: According to a leading daily, Hollywood actress Julia Robert is set to buy a house in India. Julia’s fascination for India is not new. The ‘Pretty woman’ fell in love with the sub-continent while she was here to shoot for her movie ‘Eat, Pray, Love’.

The 44-year-old, who converted to Hinduism in 2009 confirmed this report saying, “I can see something like that (buying a house here) happening in the future. I would love to live near Haridwar or Varanasi, since they are such holy spots for Hinduism. I’ve heard land prices are astronomical there, though.”

Interestingly, it’s not just Julia who is in awe with India, the love is shared by her entire family. In her last interview with a daily she said that her daughter Hazel wants to live in India when she grows up.

So is her plan to book a property in India a step towards materializing her daughters dream? She said, “I wish I could give a concrete answer to that, since I really enjoyed my first visit here. But, unfortunately, given my line of work, I can’t promise anything. However, whenever I come to India, I’ll bring my kids along.”

Asked if she is teaching her kids about Indian culture? “Right now, they’re too young to grasp the nuances of culture and religion. However, as they grow up, I’d like them to be knowledgeable and respectful towards all cultures. I’ll make sure they know about India.”

Roberts confessed that she is herself on a learning mode. “My Hindi is terrible! The only things I can manage are basic greetings like ‘Namaste’.” That, though, doesn’t stop her from loving Bollywood. “I’m fascinated by Bollywood ... I don’t know much about it, but I’d love to give it a try,” she said.

Julia’s new film ‘Snow White’ directed by Tarsem Singh, an American of Indian origin is set to release in India on 20th April.

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America's leading Hindus are planning to honor actress Julia Roberts for her "steadfast devotion" to the faith, and for setting a good example to Hollywood stars. The Pretty Woman star confessed to being a practicing Hindu two years ago after spending time in India while filming Eat, Pray, Love and scholars are impressed she's still serious about her faith.

In a recent interview, she was quoted as saying, "I've received real spiritual satisfaction through Hinduism," and confessed she's a big fan of festivals like Diwali. The Oscar winner also spoke of returning to India, adding, "I would love to return to this sacred land again and visit some key pilgrimage spots, like Haridwar or Puri."

Welcoming her continued devotion to the religion, distinguished Hindu statesman Rajan Zed has recommended that Roberts be properly honored. He tells WENN, "She should be honored in a traditional Hindu manner near her home. I will be contacting her staff in the near future in this regard."

Zed, who is President of the Universal Society of Hinduism, has urged other Hollywood stars interested in the religion to follow Roberts' example and take time out of "their stressful lives to explore Hinduism," adding, "They would appreciate the rich, diverse and long tradition of Hindu philosophy and its interpretation of the nature of reality."

In 2010, Roberts revealed that she became interested in Hinduism after seeing a picture of Hanuman devotee Hindu guru Neem Karoli Baba, who died in 1973. A yoga enthusiast, the star has visited sacred Indian site the Taj Mahal and she has a production company called Red Om Films - Om in Hinduism is the mystical syllable containing the universe.

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When I was perusing TMZ recently (I have to do this for my blog writing, you know. It’s one of my jobs.) I stumbled upon a picture of 44-year-old, mother of three, Julia Roberts, and I thought to myself – she’s still pretty smokin’!

I have always been a Julia Roberts fan. I only saw Pretty Woman about fifty thousand times (and counting) and can recite pretty much every scene verbatim Remember the shopping scene, holding the bags in the air telling the store clerk, “Big mistake…Huge.” Love it. That’s one of my favorites. Sorry, I had to digress.

Roberts was actually also part of my motivation to train for my first half-marathon after the birth of my son over two years ago when she talked about training for her first half-marathon while filming Eat, Pray, Love. She inspired me with her statement where she talked about her training motivation and stated, “I just wanted to show my kids that the power of a female body is more than just giving birth…”  I loved this quote and wrote about it back then, when I first heard it.

That being said, after seeing the latest pics of Roberts still looking pretty darn fit some 2+ years later, I felt compelled to do a little research (aka: hit up a few more gossip sites) and find out what she has been doing in her fitness routine to keep up with her impressive physique. And the answer, my friends, may shock you, as it did me.

In the era of celebrity Bikram Yoga and trendy ballet bar classes, Julia Roberts apparently prefers a more Jane Fonda approach and rocks the step aerobics! Yep, that’s right. I said it – step aerobics. Maybe it is my high school memories of a complete and total lack of coordination in step class that makes me cringe a little when I think about step aerobics, but apparently that is not the case for A-lister, Roberts.

Just last month, her trainer of over twenty years, Kathy Kaehler,explained, “She loves step aerobics and basically because she has such an active lifestyle and is a hands on mom and loves her friends and getting together with her friends. What our workout schedule turned into is that she invited her friends to come too. We’d have a big step class in her house with friends.”

Is it just me that is shocked by this revelation? Any old school workout styles that you are still rocking? Anyone still using their Thigh Masters?? C’mon, I want to hear it!

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