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02/02/1998 at 12:00 AM EST

By a federal judge, Monday in Los Angeles, a motion by The Star to throw out a defamation lawsuit by actors Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman against the tabloid, clearing the way for a trial. The dispute is over The Star's having reported on March 30 (under the headline "We had to teach Tom and Nicole how to make love") that the stars had help from sex therapists in filming "Eyes Wide Shut."