Rhonda Miller had accused Schwarzenegger of "outrageous acts" of sexual harassment while they were working on the sets of Terminator 2 in 1991 andTrue Lies in 1994. These accusations were made a day before the actor was elected California governor.
The lawsuit, filed in Los Angeles Superior Court, repeats the sexual harassment claim and says his campaign spread lies that she was a convicted felon.
Less than an hour after her October 6 news conference, Schwarzenegger's campaign staff "disseminated to dozens, if not hundreds, of media outlets, reporters and editors an e-mail... that Rhonda Miller was a felon with a long criminal record", said CNN quoting from her lawsuit. They did this despite knowing that she was not the the same Rhonda Miller who apparently appears in a Los Angeles court database, she said.
Schwarzenegger's attorney, however, said the claims were "totally fabricated and without merit".
Miller was one of at least seven women whose have claimed to be harassed by Schwarzenegger over the years -- some dating back to 1970.
