Veteran Nollywood actress, Rita Edochie, has dismissed the ₦1 billion defamation lawsuit filed against her by her colleague, Judy Austin, at the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) in Abuja. Naija News reports that Judy Austin had dragged Rita Edochie before the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, over alleged defamatory statements, demanding ₦1 billion in damages. Rita further challenged Judy to present an official marriage certificate capturing her legal name as “Judy Yul Edochie” before she will issue any further response. “As a matter of fact, the only Mrs Yul Edochie that I know is Queen May Edochie. “Anyway, since you are insistent on being addressed that way, I would like to present your marriage certificate highlighting the exact confirmation of that weird name, “Mrs Judith Yul Edochie” Only then will I give further response to this very message.”