California — A California judge has denied an actress' request on Thursday to remove from YouTube an anti-Islam video that sparked riots in the Muslim world.

Actress Cindy Lee Garcia had sought to have the film removed in a suit against YouTube parent company Google Inc and a California man linked to the film, saying she was duped into taking part and had since received death threats.

Garcia said she had been misled by the maker of the amateur movie and was unaware of its anti-Muslim content.

Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Luis Lavin said in his ruling that he had rejected Garcia's request partly because the man who is believed to have made the film had not been served a copy of the lawsuit.

"The request for a temporary restraining order is denied. The plaintiff has not shown a likelihood to prevail on the merits," Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Luis Lavin said.