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A judge has ruled that Chris Rock's documentary "Good Hair," which won a special jury prize at the Sundance Film Festival in January, can go ahead with its national release on Friday.

U.S. District Judge Dale Fischer ruled against a lawsuit filed by filmmaker Regina Kimbell, who said Rock stole the idea for "Good Hair" from her 2006 documentary "My Nappy Roots," Reuters reported.

Fischer said she watched both movies, and that they "don't seem to be made for the same audience," and that portions of them "are not similar at all." The lawsuit — seeking $5 million in damages — may move forward, though.

Rock's "Good Hair" discusses the cultural importance of hair to African-American women. Rock learns about the chemicals used to straighten curly hair, the importance of a woman's "weave," where hair for wigs comes from, and attends a hair-stylists' competition.