ACTOR-director Woody Allen has asked a judge to stop a clothing company from putting his former long-time companion Mia Farrow and his wife – Farrow’s adopted daughter – on the witness stand as it defends itself against his claims it used his image on billboards without permission.

Actor-director Woody Allen asked a judge to stop a clothing company from putting his former longtime companion Mia Farrow and his wife – Farrow’s adopted daughter – on the witness stand as it defends itself against his claims it used his image on billboards without permission.

A US clothing chain is fighting a multi-million-dollar lawsuit brought by Woody Allen by claiming it cannot have damaged his reputation as the director has already ruined it himself.

A US clothing chain is fighting a multimillion-dollar lawsuit brought by Woody Allen by claiming it cannot have damaged his reputation as the director has already ruined it himself.

Executives at clothing company American Apparel have hit back at Woody Allen's claims they used his image in their advertising without permission, insisting the campaign was meant as a parody.