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 Skydivers leap from plane 2 minutes before fatal crash. Multiple people have been shot at a Mormon church in Michigan. Dolly Parton has some bad news for fans. Tossed beers, hostile fans take the spotlight at Ryder Cup. Report an error