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Schwarzenegger may face libel deposition

LOS ANGELES, March 22 (UPI) -- The Hollywood stuntwoman suing California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger is seeking to have him make a deposition as part of her libel suit against him.

Rhonda Miller, 53, called a news conference the day before last October's elections to allege Schwarzenegger had sexually groped her on two movie sets 12 years earlier.

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The Republican's campaign managers then sent e-mails to the media suggesting a county Web site where the woman's criminal record could be researched. While reporters found name matches, none were the same woman as Miller.

Now, if Miller's attorneys have their way, Schwarzenegger will be questioned under oath about whether he played any role in releasing the e-mail, the Los Angeles Times said Monday.

Schwarzenegger has already said in one sworn deposition the e-mail was "created and disseminated" by the campaign "without my knowledge or consent."

"I have been representing Arnold Schwarzenegger for 15 years, and in all that time, no one came forward with these kinds of claims," said Schwarzenegger's attorney, Martin Singer. "So why is it that this happens the day before the election?"

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