The Hindu : Reprieve for 'Godfather'

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Friday, Apr 18, 2003

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Reprieve for 'Godfather'

LOS ANGELES: A $100-million lawsuit brought against movie legend Marlon Brando by his former maid and mother of three of his children will be dismissed, lawyers said. Attorneys for the Oscar-winning screen icon and Hollywood recluse and for his ex-housekeeper Maria Cristina Ruiz (44) told a Los Angeles judge that a request would be made to dismiss the civil suit. It was unclear if the pair had reached a settlement in the one-year-old breach of contract lawsuit, and Brando — who had claimed he was broke — was not in court for the hearing. Ruiz sued the star of The Godfather, On the Waterfront and A Streetcar Named Desire last April, claiming she had a 13-year relationship with him and gave birth to children who are aged 14, 11 and 9. She alleged that the 79-year-old star had "promised to take care of her and their children until the relationship ended, then to divide equally any income and property acquired" during the relationship.

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