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Article: NOT WORTH A DAMME?; MAN CLAIMS JEAN-CLAUDE VAN DAMME LIED ABOUT FIGHTING PEDIGREE.(News)

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September 25, 1997
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Byline: Peter Hartlaub Daily News Staff Writer

Jean-Claude Van Damme got his big break as a famed martial arts expert playing Frank Dux, a real-life American ninja who won an ultimate fighting championship in the days before pay-per-view battles.

Now 10 years later, Dux has gone for his former student's jugular by claiming the actor was a carpet installer when they met and is more a ballet dancer than a karate champion.

``Van Damme had lied to the public that he was a martial arts champion,'' according to Dux's lawsuit.

It's statements like those that are expected to bring Van Damme's lawyers to court today, asking a judge to strike ...

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