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Last update - 22:58 04/04/2008 T-shirt mogul apologizes to Woody Allen for image of him as Hasid By Daniel Treiman, The Forward Tags: american apparel, judaism  American Apparel is apologizing to Woody Allen after he filed a $10 million lawsuit against the trendy T-shirt monger for its unauthorized use of an image of him dressed in Hasidic garb on a pair of billboards. "We deeply admire Woody Allen as a filmmaker and an inspiring social and political satirist," the company said in a press release. "We sincerely regret offending him in any way." But, given that words are cheap and lawsuits are expensive, American Apparel also tried to cover itself from a legal standpoint, claiming that the billboards featuring the image of Allen (from his film "Annie Hall" were not, in fact, intended to sell underwear, but were "meant strictly as a social parody." Advertisement It was not clear what aspect of society the underwear-purveying company was parodying. A spokesperson for American Apparel recently told the Forward, "Woody Allen is our spiritual leader." Related articles: American Jewish comedian Jerry Seinfeld in Israel to promote new movie More Jewish World news and features Bookmark to del.icio.us   Lost giant Endangered sea turtle washes up on Gaza's shore and is eaten. Not worried Nearly half of Israeli Arabs say let Iran develop nukes.   1.   Woody in need of cash....???? 10:25  |  Swiss (Dino) 05/04/08   2.   Annie Hall and the offending image 10:27  |  Clickfool 05/04/08   3.   Woody is a Hasid , since he walks without their robe-thus naked 17:12  |  Sal 05/04/08   4.   Where`s Woodys sense of humor? 17:15  |  petra 05/04/08   5.   # 1 No cash, no ad. 17:18  |  petra 05/04/08   6.   Swiss 19:01  |  danite 05/04/08   7.   i remember woody koengsberg dressedlikethat in annie hall 19:02  |  michel 05/04/08   8.   i won`t seehis movies anymore 19:03  |  deeson 05/04/08   9.   I have a Woody ..T Shirt ,,for you right here! It says: 21:42  |  Don 05/04/08   10.   "The Palestinian People Is Finished" TRUE! They never STARTED! 22:04  |  David 05/04/08

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