When she’s not in court and covering classic Stevie Nicks songs, Mean Girls lead Lindsay Lohan is apparently keeping herself busy by pursuing the billion dollar success of Grand Theft Auto V. As rumoured over six months ago, the child star turned jail bird has called in her attorney regarding the portrayal of a character in the blockbuster PlayStation 3 game.
According to the actress, Lacey Jonas shares an “unequivocal” likeness to her, including her image, voice, and styles from her clothing line. The lawsuit – which was filed earlier today – also suggests that the game’s inclusion of West Hollywood’s famous Chateau Marmont hotel, in which the tabloid sensation once resided, is further evidence of the in-game personality being based upon her.
The sandbox series has always prided itself in tongue-in-cheek pop culture portrayals, so while we’re sure that there are elements of Lohan’s life parodied in the virtual prima donna, we doubt that she was the exclusive inspiration. Either way, if we were the Freaky Friday star, we’d honestly want to distance ourselves from a character that thinks that Africa is a country.
[source eurogamer.net]
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She will do anything for attention won't she?
She is trying really hard to get more money. There is no way she is going to win this, she is just trying to pick on others success for her own personal gain. Just watch, next will be watchdogs, she will find some city lady in there that she thinks resembles her.
Yes, she is very much an attention wacko.
I'm not very well versed in legal matters at all, but I'm just not sure how she can win this? There's nothing to suggest that it is based on her, in spite of the vague similarities.
I just had to comment b/c of that photo.
I havent played the game, but it certainly sounds like its based on her, and this is why celebrities have lawyers, to sue people who make fun of them. Not saying its right or wrong or whether its a winnable offense or not, but defamation lawsuits are sometimes successful. What does she have to lose, she probably hs her lawyer file a dozen off these a day, shes such an incredible mess and an easy target.
Let it go woman. Being famous automatically makes you open to all sorts of ridicule. It just comes with the teritorry. If you behave like a brat, that''s how the public will poke fun at you.
Oh, and remember the dancing zombie character in PvZ? Lawyer made go bye bye, and that was a homage to a character in an 80s music video, not even really making fun of the real MJ. I wonder if EAs money could have helped them win that case, disc zomvie sucks.
@get2sammyb her argument "hasn't got a leg to stand on" even if you ignore the precedence for which a judge must have darn-good reason to overturn that says she automatically loses and should fire her lazy or incompetent attorney
I won't make some of the not very tasteful jokes I've seen on other websites about this, but this really is pathetic. A case of somebody desperately trying to rejuvenate a career that has stalled and lawyers with way too damn much time on their hands. Regardless of the outcome in court though, it gets her 15 more minutes... success.
There are parody's of celebrities all the time and they are completely legal. So I don't know how this differs even though it probably has nothing to do with her. Everyone has someone that looks similar to them in the world.
@Swiket Common, don't be like that, what has Trevor ever done to you?
Dirty rat.
Even if there is some element of truth to it, it would have to be classified under satire, which from what I understand is protected under law. This will go nowhere.
She should be grateful, it's the best thing she's been in for years.
Maybe the character was based on a group rather than one person.
In this instance GTA parody the sterotypical fake Hollywood bimbo so if LiLo (lol) identifies with that group then that's her own problem.
anything in a game or movie, someone could come out and say that it's their life or it mimics a little bit of their life. This is stupid and all Lohan is trying to get is more money to buy expensive outfits.
@get2sammyb She can't win the only people winning are the lawyers who are paid regardless of results.
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Tch, just go back to prison lady. Nobody wants you in the outside world.
The funny thing is I'm sure rockstar has a team of lawyers that they run ideas like this past to see if it is acceptable from the eyes of a judge. Otherwise they tweak the idea slightly so that it is acceptable to the law.
Instead of suing Rockstar she should turn her focus to Bethesda for using her troll-like appearance in Skyrim.
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