After apparently being referenced in Rockstar's Grand Theft Auto 6 trailer, Lawrence Sullivan, better known as "Florida Joker", has responded, and he doesn't sound best pleased.
Rising to infamy thanks to his terrifying Joker aesthetic (specifically the Jared Leto depiction) Sullivan's repeated arrests in the state of Florida have given rise to the cognomen, and his mugshot has repeatedly gone viral. The "wannabe Batman villain", as a local news outlet referred to Sullivan, is unsurprisingly a fan of the GTA series and caught the trailer, along with Rockstar's alleged depiction.
Sullivan closes a response video posted on TikTok with "GTA, we gotta talk". The resemblance is undeniable, in our opinion, and clearly references Sullivan in some fashion, but we won't pretend to understand the ins and outs of Floridian law. IGN put together a clip of real-life events seemingly referenced, and Sullivan and GTA's similar depiction appears. Set in fictional Leonidas, GTA 6 isn't hiding the fact that the game and setting are heavily inspired by stories that come out of the American state, with plenty of appropriate Easter Eggs.
Rockstar has a long history of parodying specific people, primarily celebrities, and so we imagine the company's legal team is standing by. Famously, Lindsay Lohan attempted to sue the company for the depiction of a character she claimed was an invasion of her privacy. She subsequently lost, and the case was thrown out on appeal.
What do you think? Does Rockstar owe some restitution or at least acknowledgement? Let us know in the comments section below.
[source tiktok.com]
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If I have a nickel for every time a person or organization tried to go after Rockstar for defamation and failed, I would have like 3 nickels by now. Which isn't a lot but it's still funny as hell.
Clearly the hype of the "Florida Joker" being shown is what got the trailer to 90M views in a day.
Talk about what? He can't sue Rockstar cause it'll just fall through.
R*'s lawyers would no doubt sign off on stuff like this these days given how many people that have tried to sue them.
Satirical use of individuals as characters is completely legal. Most people will get the reference and there is no need to credit the individual. Does South Park credit all their spoofs? Does anyone? No.
Man ain’t nobody paying your silly self royalties. Don’t want to be made fun of? Don’t make a spectacle of yourself. How about you talk about not being a criminal and getting arrested?
Hold on one damn second…you mean to tell me that this upstanding pillar of the community…with his entire face blasted…couldn’t find a normal job, and had to resort to a life of crime?!?! What is this world coming to?!?!?! Well…at least he’s not easy to pick out of a lineup…🤦🏻♂️
I’m sure the crack shot team of attorneys he has on retainer will secure him some much deserved residual income.
What a goon, like he's the only person to have ever had terrible ink scrawled over their face!
Florida Joker life matters
He looks ugly, so I guess all ugly people should sue Rockstar for most NPCs.
A bozo with tats all over his face and body ain't unique though.
In fact you can find lots of them in Tik Tok and Instagram.
Wait! What? Are those real, permanent, tattoos? If so, what does he think he looks like? Bet his parents are really proud...! 😜
I've been to Florida once. I want money too.
Are those real tattoos? what a moron,does he have a job ?
Florida Joker vs LA 'Susan'
If there was ever a time to reboot Celebrity Death Match in live action, it is now ⚒️🤡
@PegasusActual93 There was Lindsay Lohan, now this guy, so what was the third one? Ty.
If you can't do the game time.. Don't do the crime!
@Deadlyblack This is America. You can sue anyone for anything. He won't win, though.
Looks noshing like the one in the game lol
@Mephisto2869
If you owned a company, would you hire someone that looked like this?
@Spider-Kev maybe a tattoo parlour,but I wouldn't want to see him behind the counter at boots.
You keep saying Jared Leto, but the eyes and mouth are obviously Heath Ledger. Also this guy is a moron.
Scrolled down and got a fright I can’t lie 🥴 the joker didn’t have such freedom to be a lunatic, he should be in the loony bin
@Spider-Kev plenty of work from home/non customer facing jobs. His only barrier to working is himself. My mother did vocational rehabilitation for 50 years… someone will hire him so long as he has reliable transportation and isn’t a danger (uncontrollable) to others. Looking like a DC reject isn’t an excuse. Also there is makeup.
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