Tom and Nicole reunite for lawsuit

TOM CRUISE and Nicole Kidman have joined forces to file a 47.5 million dollar lawsuit against a US cosmetics chain which they allege used their images without their consent.

The action, launched in Los Angeles Superior Court, claims adverts for Sephora's Celebrity Scents created the misleading impression that the couple "used, preferred, endorsed or sponsored Sephora's products."

It seeks 15.8 million dollars in damages and asks that the award be tripled because of alleged violations of the Lanham Act, the law designed to protect intellectual property rights such as patents, trademarks and copyrights.