Jim Carrey is likely to face a trial in connection to the death of his ex-girlfriend Cathriona White.
Her family are suing the 55-year-old claiming he provided the drugs used in the Irish make-up artist’s suicide.
A judge at Los Angeles Superior Court indicated she would not throw out the lawsuit, and has estimated it will last 20 days.
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Jim’s lawyer, Raymond Boucher, had previously filed a motion to dismiss the case.
He that the actor would find the civil trial “very painful” after a date was set for the star to face a jury.
After the hearing, he said, “Mr Carrey loved Ms White dearly and so obviously it will be a very painful process for him.”
Cathriona, from Cappawhite, County Tipperary, was found four days after dying of an overdose in her home in the LA suburb of Sherman Oaks.