Bing and Penn in bitter legal dispute

STEVE BING has stumbled in his legal battle with actor Sean Penn after a judge threw out part of his $15m (13m lawsuit.

The pair are locked in a bitter dispute over a film, Why Men Shouldn't Marry, that Mr Bing was due to produce and Mr Penn was due to star in.

Mr Penn is suing Mr Bing for $10m (€8.6m ), claiming he lost a role because of his high-profile opposition to the war in Iraq.