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An L.A. judge on Thursday called claims made in a lawsuit by skin care maker Hydroderm against Teri Hatcher “character assassination” of the “worst kind” and has delayed the company’s motion to start depositions in the case.

Hydroderm sued Hatcher Tuesday, claiming she has endorsed a competing lip-plumping cream and thus owed them the $2.4 million that they had paid her to exclusively promote their products. The company alleges that Hatcher, 42, promoted City Cosmetics’ lip-enhancing product in violation of their agreement.

In a statement released Wednesday, Hatcher denied any wrongdoing. “The allegations of this lawsuit are totally false and completely without merit,” she said.

Hatcher’s attorneys argue that the Desperate Housewives star has not breached her endorsement agreement, stating in court papers: “Ms. Hatcher has not entered into any agreement with any other cosmetic or skincare companies … Ms. Hatcher has done absolutely nothing wrong and has been ready, willing, able and eager to perform.”

In denying Hydroderm’s motion to proceed with discovery, L.A. Superior Court Judge Helen Bendix said that the insinuations raised in court by Hydroderm about Ms. Hatcher were “character assassination” of the “worst kind.”

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Has Teri Hatcher been paying lip service to competing cosmetic companies?

According to papers filed Tuesday in Los Angeles Superior Court, the 42-year-old actress signed an “exclusive endorsement deal” with Hydroderm in 2005 – only to sing the praises of City Cosmetics.

The Desperate Housewives star even posed for pictures applying CityLips pout plumper (a direct competitor to Hydroderm’s Volumizing Lip Serum), the suit alleges.

“Hatcher’s name, image and likeness have been linked to so many competitors’ products (at least 17!) that it is anyone’s guess as to what product keeps her skin and lips youthful,” said the lawsuit.

The company is demanding a complete refund of the $2.4 million endorsement deal, plus $400,000 in expenses, all “due immediately.”

In a statement, Hatcher’s legal representative called the allegations an “unjustified and public assault on Teri Hatcher’s good name, reputation and celebrity.”

In addition to labeling the claims “totally false,” the statement continued: “Ms. Hatcher will respond swiftly and decisively by appropriate legal means to recover everything she is owed under her contract, as well as compensatory and punitive damages for Hydroderm’s outrageous accusations.”

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