Woody Allen sues American Apparel for $10M
We'd like to say this was an April Fool's Day joke, but since every day at The Juice* is April Fool's Day, we can only say that Woody Allen has sued American Apparel for $10 million after the clothing company used his image -- dressed as a rabbi -- in billboards for the brand without permission.
AA used the still from Allen's movie Annie Hall on billboards in New York and Hollywood last May, the New York Times reports. The 72-year-old says the company used his "image and identity in total disregard of his rights to privacy and publicity, his exclusive property rights and his personal rights" in a trademark suit filed in Federal District Court.
What peple should be asking is who, exactly, the honchos at AA are trying to court with such a ridiculous billboard. Are rabbis clamoring for ringer tees and leggings lately?
[Photo: Getty Images]
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It's because the billboard is on Houston and Allen Street.
Posted by: Eric | July 09, 2008 at 02:15 PM
The billboard also had yiddish text that read "the holy leader" or something like that. It's obviously parody. Does he have a new movie to promote?
Posted by: Reggie | April 01, 2008 at 08:26 PM
Too bad for Woody. Spoofing a celeb is protected under the First Amendment. We all remember The People vs. Larry Flynt.
Posted by: tabitha | April 01, 2008 at 06:08 PM
Too bad for Woody. Spoofing a celeb is protected under the First Amendment. We all remember The People vs. Larry Flynt.
Posted by: tabitha | April 01, 2008 at 06:07 PM