Lindsay Lohan sues over 'Grand Theft Auto V'

wsbt 22 ^ | 7-3-2014 | Lisa Respers

[Citizen Zed]

Lindsay Lohan has filed suit against a video game maker, alleging that the company based the likeness of a character on her.

The actress filed suit Wednesday in a Manhattan court against Take-Two Interactive Software Inc. and its subsidiaries Rockstar Games and Rockstar North over the character of Lacey Jones from the game "Grand Theft Auto V."

According to the suit, Lohan alleges the company based the character on her and "incorporated her image, likeness, clothing, outfits, Plaintiff's clothing line products, ensemble in the form of hats, hair style, sunglasses, jean shorts worn by Plaintiff that were for sale to the public at least two years before the Defendant's release of the GTA V game."

The suit goes on to say that "the game also features Hotel Chateau (Marmont) in West Hollywood, a place where the Plaintiff once lived and often frequents."

[Citizen Zed]

Who's Lindsay Lohan?

[Red Steel]

Cartoon character.

[henkster]

So in the GTV game, does this Lacey Jones character get drunk and arrested all the time? If so, I’d say Lindsay has a good grounds for a suit.

[Boogieman]

Guess what Lindsay? Satire is fair use.

[Dallas59]

GTA V has made over $2 Billion in sales...me things she wants a part of it.

[latina4dubya]

a hot mess to be sure...

[latina4dubya]

if the voice used sounds like her, then she may have something... LL has a distinct voice...

[IronJack]

The game features a drug-crazed, no-talent skeezer? Sue, Lindsay, sue!

[Jonah Hex]

So she wants to go to court. Would she feel the same way if she knew Laz was in charge of "discovery"?

[GeronL]

What a moron. She is desperate for attention and/or money I guess.

[onona]

Ouch

[morphing libertarian]

anyone have photo of the GTA character?

[Ouchthatonehurt]

[driftdiver]

[laotzu]

[JimBianchi11]

My niece, Molley Fahey-Matonti was the model used by the video game company. They incorporated many parts of her really life habits, walk, body language and used her voice in the game. A few months ago when this “threat” of a lawsuit appeared she was contacted by the company and asked to be ready to testify to whole process of being a video game girl.

Seems like a hollow threat on LL part. Must be 100,000 blonde girls running around both coasts that fit this description.

[MeganC]

(Lindsay Lohan is) a hot mess to be sure...

She is. And just in case anyone says it takes one to know one, they're right! (-:

[morphing libertarian]

I’d say the game comes out ahead

[driftdiver]

She used to be a hot mess, now just a mess.

[MeganC]

LOL