October 19, 2001
Tom Cruise's lawsuit against a porn star suffered a set-back after a judge threw out the actor's claim against the porn star's ex-wife.

The AFP news agency said that Cruise was also ordered to pay $27,900 in court costs to Kristina Ann Kristin. Cruise had hoped to include her in a $100 million suit he filed against her ex-husband, Chad Slater.

Cruise is suing Slater for defamation after the adult-entertainment figure was quoted in a tabloid saying they had a sexual relationship. Kristin was sued as well because Cruise claimed she tried to sell her story to a tabloid, saying Slater left her to conduct his affair with Cruise.

AFP said Cruise's lawyer tried to introduce into the court record a statement from Slater declaring that Kristin's story was false, but the judge refused to enter the statement and ordered Cruise to pay Kristin's legal costs.