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 Republican Van Epps wins special House election in Tennessee. Putin is in a fighting mood ahead of peace talks. San Francisco isn't messing around on ultra-processed foods. Another Netflix change has left users torqued. Report an error