Allen V. American Apparel: Woody Strikes Back.

Woody Allen has fired back at the clothing maker American Apparel, which he is suing for using his image in advertisements without his permission, The Associated Press reported. In court papers filed Wednesday, lawyers for Mr. Allen said that American Apparel had ''adopted a 'scorched earth' approach'' in its defense, employing excessive subpoenas and requests for documents from him and engaging in a ''despicable effort'' to intimidate him, according to The A.P. On Tuesday a lawyer for American Apparel said that at the trial in May, he intended to bring up details of Mr. Allen's personal history, including his affair with Soon-Yi Previn, now his wife. The billboards, above, which appeared in New York and Los Angeles, used an image of him dressed as a rabbi in ''Annie Hall.'' [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]