A former supermodel's lawsuit against the publisher of Norman Mailer's biography, alleging the book mischaracterized her affair with the late writer as “strictly sexual,” has been thrown out by a federal judge.

U.S. District Judge Joel H. Slomsky of the Eastern District of Pennsylvania ruled that Carole Mallory, who was romantically involved with Mailer from 1983 to 1992, did not prove that Simon & Schuster acted maliciously against her in publishing “Norman Mailer: A Double Life.”

Slomsky wrote in his opinion that Mallory's allegations were enough to advance her case through the early stages of the litigation, but weren't strong enough to overcome the publisher's motion to dismiss.