Article: 'RULING' COSTS RANDOM HOUSE MORE FOR COLLINS STORY.(L.A. LIFE)

Byline: Samuel Maull Associated Press

Random House doesn't get its $1.3 million back for two Joan Collins manuscripts it called unreadable trash; it will have to shell out more instead.

A jury on Tuesday found that the 62-year-old actress had finished one steamy novel promised to Random House, "The Ruling Passion," but failed to deliver the second, "Hell Hath No Fury," in complete shape as required.

The split decision means the former "Dynasty" star can keep the advance and should receive more money from the two-book, $4 million deal she signed in 1990. The contract was divided equally between the books.

"I'm happy. It ended two years ...

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