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Kate Hudson’s hot head of hair has gotten her into one explosive legal mess.

In June, the “Fool’s Gold” starlet created and launched her own line of hair-care products alongside her longtime celeb stylist David Babaii, entitled David Babaii for WildAid. The eco-friendly collection of shampoos and other styling aids boasts a unique key ingredient, volcanic ash — but perhaps this isn’t so unique after all.

The company 220 Laboratories Inc. filed a lawsuit in Los Angeles Superior Court on Monday against Hudson, Babaii and their manufacturer, Universal, for 17 offenses, including the misappropriation of trade secrets, fraud and breach of contract and confidence.

David Babaii for WildAid defended its product in an e-mail to Pop Tarts:

“We stand by our actions during the research and development process of the David Babaii for WildAid hair care line and believe that 220 Laboratories’ allegations are baseless and without any merit. If we are formally served with the complaint, we will vigorously defend this claim,” a rep for the company said.

220 Laboratories says it was the only supplier of volcanic ash in the USA and that it entered an “oral contract” with the Tinseltown twosome in August 2006 to develop and manufacture hair products. The company says it revealed their “confidential” ingredient list to Hudson and Babaii in November, and that the duo then took the ash samples and shopped around to find a cheaper deal.

220 Laboratories claims Hudson and Babaii even used promotional footage of the 220 team collecting ash in Vanuatu to promote their products after signing up with Universal.

Kate and her hair-care crew have been labeled “willful and malicious” by the plaintiffs, who are suing for an unspecified amount to include special damages and attorneys’ fees as well as an injunction against competitors’ use of their products.

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The news that they were an item seemed to come out of nowhere, and just three months later, it was splitsville for Kate Hudson and Lance Armstrong. What went wrong for the whirlwind couple? Sources say Kate wanted to put her relationship with the Tour de France champ on the fast track, and he pedaled the other way.

“Lance felt that Kate came on too strong, too fast,” an insider revealed to Star magazine. “She started talking marriage and babies almost right away.”

Apparently, Lance, who has three children from his first marriage, had no interest in starting a new family with the “Fool’s Gold” star — or anyone else for that matter. In fact, a source told In Touch Weekly, the cyclist wants to keep his options open.

“He tends to get cold feet whenever a relationship gets too serious,” the source said.

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In an interview with W Magazine, the “Bride Wars” actress sounded off on her new film and her past marriage to Black Crowes rocker Chris Robinson.

She gushed about her ex, though she kept mum on the subject of recent relationships.

“We can talk about Chris till the dogs come home,” she said. “I married Chris, I had a baby with Chris, Chris will be in my life for the rest of my life. But everything else — I’ve learned that things are better left private until you’re actually planning the wedding.”

And though their romance is over, Kate said she and Chris talk regularly.

“We iChat with Chris constantly,” she added. “No matter what is going on in my life, relationship-wise, Chris takes absolute precedence. It’s important for Ryder to hear me say how wonderful Chris is, and how much Chris misses him.”

It’s son Ryder, 4, who’s the real love of her life. A young mom, Kate doesn’t regret choosing him over Young Hollywood nightlife.

“Am I gonna look back and say, ‘God, I wish I could have gone to that… that… concert?’” she said. “I’d rather be listening to my son sing songs. I’d rather be watching him sleep.”

Though she makes her share of tabloid appearances, it’s the world of weddings that she can’t seem to escape from. Her new film, “Bride Wars,” finds her at odds with Anne Hathaway, with the actresses playing two friends who schedule their weddings on the same day.

“I play the classic extrovert, and she’s the classic introvert,” Kate said. “She sort of goes with the flow, gets a bit walked over sometimes, while I’m that got-it-all-figured-out, everything-needs-to-be-done-my-way, take-care-of-everything type. And that’s kind of how we are.”

The women bonded on set over an obsession with The Knot, a marriage magazine and Web site, she added.

But as for Kate’s own love life, with the actress now reportedly single, following a brief courtship with Lance Armstrong, does she expect to hear wedding bells at any point in the future?

“Every girl wants a fairy-tale ending,” Kate said. “And I believe it’s possible. Absolutely.”

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Kate Hudson and Lance Armstrong called it quits this weekend after a three-month romance that went public when they were spotted in Austin, Texas in mid-May, Usmagazine.com exclusively reports.

“There was no drama or ugliness – They just decided to end things,” a source close to the couple tells Us. “There is no hatred, just sadness.”

The pair quickly became inseparable with sightings of them in Austin, New York and Los Angeles – though both dodged questions about their relationship.

In the short time they were together, the 29-year-old actress was seen with the 36-year-old cyclist at many of his races and events, including his three-day Lance Armstrong Livestrong Summit in Columbus, Ohio this past weekend.

It was at the conference that Hudson and Armstrong decided to go their separate ways, a source tells Us.

Each had introduced the other to family. Hudson’s mom Goldie Hawn gave what seemed to be her approval at a July 1 lunch at The Ivy at the Shore. Also, Hudson’s four-year-old son Ryder went to a Father’s Day brunch with Armstrong — and dad Chris Robinson – in June.

A rep for Armstrong had no comment while a rep for Hudson could not be reached.

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Lance Armstrong and Kate Hudson have already spent time with each other’s kids. On Tuesday, the couple kept their relationship all in the family by hanging out with her mother.

Casually dressed in a gray Nike T-shirt and matching pants, the cycling champ, along with Hudson and her mom, actress Goldie Hawn, met for a late lunch Tuesday afternoon at Ivy at the Shore in Santa Monica, Calif.

The trio, along with an unidentified male, arrived just before 2 p.m. They got some privacy from fellow diners and the throng of paparazzi camped out front by sitting on the patio at the back of the beachside restaurant.

“They looked like they were having a great time and enjoying each other’s company,” says an onlooker. “Goldie was all smiles. Lance was sitting next to her and they were chatting while Kate was laughing. They were all just really happy.”

A tanned Hudson, wearing a long turquoise halter dress, sat on the other side of her beau during the intimate lunch. At the end of the meal, the group left together through the front entrance.

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