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Blonde doesn't have much fun in court
Wednesday, October 8, 2008
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A blonde woman's lawsuit claiming L'Oreal ruined her social life when she accidentally dyed her hair brunette with one of its products proved to be a wash-out, after a judge in Connecticut dismissed it.

Charlotte Feeney says she can never return to her natural blonde hue, and that the shock of not being blonde any more left her so traumatized she needed anti-depressants.

She says she suffered headaches and anxiety, missed the attention that blondes receive and had to stay at home and wear hats most of the time.

On Monday Superior Court judge dismissed Feeney's 2005 lawsuit, saying she never proved her allegation that L'Oreal put brown hair dye in a box labeled as blonde. The company also had disputed the claim.

Feeney's attorney, David Laudano, declined to comment and she could not be reached after the judge's decision.