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Celebrity Justice8/25/2006 9:31 PM PDT BY TMZ STAFF
Woman Sues Matt LeBlanc for Defamation

Matt LeBlancMatt LeBlanc has been hit with a decidedly unfriendly lawsuit by a woman named Stephanie Stephens. The lawsuit refers to statements LeBlanc made to the National Enquirer in August of 2005 in an article titled "Matt LeBlanc: My Wild Night With a Stripper."

The suit, obtained by TMZ and filed Tuesday in Los Angeles County Superior Court, alleges that LeBlanc "did intentionally slander" and make "false statements" to the National Enquirer. In the article LeBlanc says, "The stripper was all over me ... I was drinking, and she was crossing the line ... pushing her breasts into me and grabbing my hands to go all over her body."

"I acted like a fool," he told the tabloid, "in allowing myself to be led astray and placed in such a horrible situation and I feel ashamed. As a family man, I've asked myself, 'How could I have been so stupid and naïve to get myself into such a situation with a stripper?'"

Stephens claims she was "never sexually aggressive" and "never engaged in any sexual touching" and "all contact between [LeBlanc] and [Stephens] took place in the privacy of [Stephens'] home."

Stephens is seeking unspecified damages. In the article, the stripper was never identified.

A rep for LeBlanc was not immediately available for comment.

LeBlanc's wife Melissa filed for divorce from the "Friends" star in March of 2006. The couple has a two year-old daughter together named Marina Pearl.

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stoopit:  1997 days ago

sure took her long enough to sue him.

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C-Ray:  1997 days ago

Again...another nobody wanting a celebrity's money. When are these people gonna learn that you're risking putting what's left of your social life at risk? Gimme a break!

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Lisa:  1997 days ago

Why do we care?

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mike:  1997 days ago

as for this, hey you played and payed first the divorce and now this.. celebrities are always targets for what they say or do....its just part of being a celebrity..money always makes you a target celebrity or not.

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SCC:  1997 days ago

Some of those Canadian (where LeBlanc went) strip clubs are high contact. Fondling the dancer is part of the experience at some (non-American) clubs. The dancers will take your hands and put it on their breasts without even asking you if you want to do that, for example. American strip clubs are quite tame when it comes to touching the dancers.

Strippers generally don't give out their real names to customers. Did LeBlanc identify this stripper by name? I doubt he would do that. So it sounds like a frivilous lawsuit to me.

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DAVID LEWIS:  1997 days ago

IF YOU CANT HANDLE YOUR LIQUOR, STAY HOME. BAD EXCUSE. YOU PLAY, YOU PAY. IF IT WAS A HOTEL ROOM, YOU NEVER SHOULD HAVE WENT. AND IF IT WAS YOUR HOME, SHAME ON YOU. IT SOMEONE, ANYONE, GRABS MY HANDS, AND I DONT WANT THEM TO, I JERK BACK, AND SAY, "LEAVE ME ALONE" OR "LET GO OF ME". WONDER WHY THAT DIDN'T ENTER HIS MIND? AND IF SHE'S A STRIPPER, THEN WHAT DOES THAT MAKE HIM? SORRY, I'M NOT ON EITHER SIDE ON THIS ONE. HER WITH A MARRIED MAN, HIM A MARRIED MAN, WITH A STRIPPER, OR WHATEVER, STILL A WOMAN PUTTING HER HANDS ON HIM. ONCE A CHEATER......

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ALLIE KAYE:  1997 days ago

THE REAL WORLD IN NOT A GOOD PLACE FOR CELEBRITIES. THE PUBLIC IS ARMED WITH CAMERA PHONES, VISION'S OF LAWSUIT MONEY,AND PLAIN MEAN PEOPLE WITH AN AX TO GRIND AFTER WORKING IN A LOW END JOB. CELEB'S CAN BRUSH A ARM WHILE PASSING AND IT'S GROUNDS FOR A SURE 15 MINUTES OF FAME AND A LAWSUIT FOR ASSAULT. THEY CAN LOOK SAD ONE DAY AND CLICK, A PICTURE IN THE NEWS SAYS DIVORCE. WHEN THE SADDNESS WAS THEIR FEET WERE REALLY KILLING THEM THAT DAY. RUN INTO A FRIEND, HUG THEM AND WISH THEM WELL AND CLICK, YOUR HAVING A AFFAIR. EVERYONE WANTS TO HAVE A GOOD TIME. VALUE'S A DIFFERENT AND THIS TAKES PEOPLE INTO SOME PLACES WHERE HARM IS DONE AND THEIR NAME IS NOW IN RHE RAGS, CNN AND THE INTERNET. SAD PLACE TO LAND UP WHEN YOUR JUST WANTING TO UNWIND OR REMEMBER WHAT IT WAS LIKE BEFORE FAME CAUGHT UP WITH YOU. GOOD LUCK AND GOODNIGHT.

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Travis Bickle:  1997 days ago

The real question is whether or not Leblanc's wife is going to get the Duck.

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Lyndsi:  1997 days ago

Get over it! it was a year ago! Who cares now?

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Whatever:  1997 days ago

Seems like someone is always trying to sue someone famous for a quick buck. Why did she wait so long? Must have overdo bills.

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dan gray:  1997 days ago

Sounds to me like Matt did not mention her name in the rag so she had to sue him to let everyone know who she was. She is digging for gold and wants her
15 minutes of fame on matts dime. or lots of matts dime's.

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Becky:  1997 days ago

How does this chick even know it was her he was talking about? It said her name wasn't released. How was is defamation if no one even knew which stripper it was. This should be thrown out.

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Mike C.:  1997 days ago

Sounds like something a stripper will do.

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Curious:  1997 days ago

Where's the damage to the stripper? She wasn't identified so how was she hurt by the article? This is just another stupid lawsuit filed by one of life's losers trying to get something for nothing.

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Magua':  1997 days ago

This is the guy who divorced his wife, cecause their daughter is sick.
Serves Matt le blanc right!

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