Cindy Lee Garcia, Actress in 'Innocence of Muslims,' Sues Producer for being 'Conned'

Cindy Lee Garcia, an actress who appeared in the highly-controversial Anti-Islamic amateur film "Innocence of Muslims," is currently suing the film's director and producer (supposedly Nakoula Basseley, aka Sam Bacile) for having been "conned" into starring in the film. Garcia and three other actors have accused the producer of dubbing over their voices with "anti-Muhammad slurs" in a film that they thought was going to be about a desert adventure in ancient Egypt. Garcia has also asked an L.A. judge to remove the controversial "Innocence of Muslims" clip from YouTube and Google.

Garcia is suing the "Innocence of Muslims" producer for fraud and slander, claiming he conned her and the other actors into taking part in the 'vile and reprehensible' and hateful movie. According to Garcia, the original script she received made no mention of the Prophet Mohammad. Garcia stated in a recent interview that, "[Producers] told me it was based on what it was like 2,000 years ago at the time of the Lord. Like the time Christ was here."

The film "Innocence of Muslims" portrays the Muslim Prophet as engaging in very crude and offensive behavior. The movie trailer (posted on YouTube) has gained worldwide attention, sparking a number of outraged protests throughout the Muslim community. Violent protests of the film led to four Americans, including Libya Ambassador Chris Stephens, being killed during an attack on the US consulate in Benghazi, Libya on Sept. 11.

Garcia claims that since the film's controversial publicizing on YouTube, she has received death threats. She insists her unwarranted association with the film has harmed her reputation.

Garcia's attorney M. Cris Armenta presented a complaint to an L.A. court on Wednesday stating that, "[Garcia] had a legally protected interest in her privacy and the right to be free from having hateful words put in her mouth or being depicted as a bigot... There was no mention of 'Mohammed' during filming or on set. There were no references made to religion nor was there any sexual content of which Ms Garcia was aware."

In her lawsuit, Garcia alleges fraud, slander, and intentional infliction of emotional distress.

Garcia's attorneys plan to seek an injunction against the "Innocence of Muslims" film in an L.A. court today. While Garcia attempted to seek damages from Google and YouTube, the court has denied her request to take the video off of the websites.