A nudist and two porn stars walk into a courtroom …

It sounds like the first line of a bad joke, but that's exactly what happened recently in Chicago, when porn legend Ron Jeremy and Hoosier nudist Scarlett Schmitt set foot in the TV courtroom of Judge Jeanine Pirro, ready to sue "adult entertainer" Audrey Moore for breach of contract.

Schmitt, the owner of Ponderosa Sun Club -- a nudist resort in Roselawn, Ind. -- joined forces with Jeremy, a long-time friend, claiming Moore reneged on an oral agreement to host the annual "Nudes-A-Poppin" event at the resort this summer. Jeremy himself is a regular Nudes-A-Poppin emcee.

The case is due to air at 3 p.m. Thursday (Nov. 20) on the CW Network (WTTV 4), in the series "Judge Jeanine Pirro" (right after "Judge Karen", "Judge Mathis" and "The People's Court"). Pirro is a former district attorney and judge from upstate New York who made a failed run as the Republican nominee for New York State Attorney General in 2006. Her show is the latest to follow the format made popular by Judge Judy Sheindlin.

Nudes-A-Poppin, meanwhile, began at Ponderosa decades ago as a private pageant and party for club members. But it has evolved over the years into a festival drawing more than 5,000 spectators. A crew from Playboy Channel visited in July, filming the raunchy weekend for the television series "69 Sexiest Things to Do Before You Die," and the event has been featured also by HBO's "Real Sex," Askmen.com and Stuff magazine among others.

The plaintiffs, Jeremy and Schmitt, said Moore cost the festival money because of promotion and advertising material that featured Moore. Ponderosa also had to deal with refunds to individuals who wanted their money back because of Moore's no-show. (Personalized photos and autographs with the "stars" were a large part of the festival this year.)

But according to a press release, Moore said she was so nervous at the prospect of co-hosting the event with the esteemed Jeremy -- as well as Blues Traveler front man John Popper -- that she drank too much and missed her flight, thereby violating the accord.

Moore also claims she doesn't owe anything because the show went on with a replacement who was in fact better known than her -- porn star and Hustler model Jessica Jaymes.

Moore, though, should perhaps not sell herself short. After all, at previous Nudes-A-Poppin events she has taken home Miss Petite Nude North America 2005, Couples Nude Go-Go contest winner 2005, Miss Nude Go-Go contender 2005, Miss Nude North America contender 2005, Miss Nude North America contender 2006 and Miss Hot Legs 2007. And those victories led to camera time in features like "Buttman's Nudes a Poppin '19", the AVN award-winning "Buttman's Nudes a Poppin '20", and "Buttman's Nudes a Poppin 21."

Whatever the Pirro's verdict, it is hard to imagine that Jeremy, Schmitt and Moore didn't make up after the hearing. The dominant photo of Moore's MySpace page -- where the actress is listed as 25-year-old from Dayton, Ohio, also known as "Nikki Nine" -- is a shot of her with Jeremy.

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The case will be heard on Thursday, Nov. 20, at 3 p.m. on "Judge Jeanine Pirro," which debuted on the CW Network (WTTV 4) in September and airs weekdays.