Lindsay Lohan to Sue Rockstar for Likeness

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[Editor's Note: I personally think that it is a pile of BS, but as one of my personal statements goes, never underestimate the power of stupid people in large groups.]

Holy 🤬 Batman, we have a successful launch of GTA V on our hands, and along with it, our first lawsuit has emerged. From the heels of Daz Dillinger threatening to sue to destroy all remaining copies of GTA V, it is now Lindsay Lohan's turn to claim that her likeness was used without permission in the game, and her lawyers are seeking a substantial amount of money, according to TMZ.

Let's compare:

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TMZ reports it is unclear which parts of the game Lohan claims uses her likeness, however, her lawyers haven't filed the official lawsuit yet.

GTA V features a mission where you have to escort a Lohan-esque character to escape the paparazzi, and another at a hotel resembling Chateau Marmont - A hotel that Lohan frequents.
 
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Doesn't it say at the start of any game likenesses are coincidental? If you really think about it anyone can sue R* because somewhere in the word someone will look like a video game character.
just think about all the lester-esque folk :lol:
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Or heck, people like Jimmy... those are probably the most common of all. :crazy:
 
Remember "Sloppy" Poppy Mitchell, the celebrity in the game who first crashed her car on a drug fueled sex rampage (:trouble:) and later crashed again, now into a tree while under influence?

That's more like her. :D
 
Hey, if she can do it, i can finally sue R* that i look a bit like Roman.

Wait..

NO! PLEASE NO! I RETRACT! I'M NOTHING LIKE THAT PERVERTED AMERICAN EGOTISTICAL MAN THAT BRINGS ME OUT FOR A ROUND OF BOWLING!
 
Well done you look like a generic female character on a box art, and maybe in those random events.. Wooo, want a cookie?
 
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Remember "Sloppy" Poppy Mitchell, the celebrity in the game who first crashed her car on a drug fueled sex rampage (:mischievous:) and later crashed again, now into a tree while under influence?

That's more like her. :D
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I thought this was what she would be getting at, why she went for the cover girl for supposed likeness is weird considering Poppy Mitchell is a very hard stab at Lohan.
 
I always thought that girl was supposed to be the game's version of Kate Upton...
 
The odd thing is... wasn't the girl on the box based off a Miss USA winner or something? I always thought she looked more like Yvonne Strahovski myself.
 
Didn't an actress (Don't know who she is -- not a big Hollywood guy) recently sued Naughty Dog for likeness of Ellie in TLOU? How did that turn out? if there's such a recent precedent then she might be on to something.
 
According to a MSN article the Shelby Welinder is the "GTA Girl." After reading this article Lindsay Lohan doesn't have a case... lol

Did Lindsay serve as inspiration in the game? See gallery


Lindsay Lohan's life has sometimes seemed straight out of "Grand Theft Auto" (remember when she commandeered an SUV -- with three passengers in it -- for a high-speed chase?). Now, says TMZ, the presumably paycheck-needing rehab grab plans to sue the makers of the mega-selling video game series for supposedly co-opting her likeness.

LiLo's legal team is reportedly prepping a lawsuit against Rockstar Games over alleged Lohan-esque elements in "Grand Theft Auto V."

The "evidence," such as it is:

* The cover of the game features a blond, bikini-clad hottie taking a selfie and flashing a peace sign, things Lindsay has been known to do (along with many other twenty-something starlets). On the left is Linds in 2007, wearing a bikini and ankle monitor.

* A shallow and whiny character named Lacey Jonas hops on a player's motorcycle and demands he help her escape from the paparazzi, because she's not wearing makeup and looks "fat." Lacey, by the way, is famous for starring in rom-coms and cheerleader competition movies.

* Another starlet character holes up at a hotel resembling the Chateau Marmont, Lindsay's onetime home base. The player's mission is to photograph said character getting it on.

Lohan, however, may have a tough time proving her case. Redditors have already pointed out that the blonde's pose uncannily echoes this Kate Upton photo from Sports Illustrated.

What's more, model Shelby Welinder confirmed last year that she served as the hottie inspiration for the game, and produced a paycheck to prove it. She's even posted a pic (click on to see) showing her posing in front of her "GTAV" alter ego.

Of course, Lohan is no stranger to filing suit over her image. After successfully settling with E*Trade in 2007 over an ad referencing a milk-aholic baby named Lindsay, she lost a 2010 suit against Pitbull name-checking her in a song ("I got it locked up like Lindsay Lohan"), which she claimed caused her emotional distress and violated her privacy and publicity rights.

Keep clicking to compare shots of Upton and Welinder ...
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Source:
http://t.entertainment.msn.com/gran...o-sue-makers-of-grand-theft-auto-v?toc=celebs
 
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Didn't an actress (Don't know who she is -- not a big Hollywood guy) recently sued Naughty Dog for likeness of Ellie in TLOU? How did that turn out? if there's such a recent precedent then she might be on to something.
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It was Ellen Page, and no, she didn't sue Naughty Dog.
 

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