LOHAN SAYS SHE OWNS THE NAME LINDSAY
Lindsay LohanLindsay Lohan has filed a multi-million dollar lawsuit over an advertisement which allegedly used her name and parodied her life for profit. Lindsay is seeking $100 million in damages and compensation over the commercial from the financial firm E-Trade, which depicts a baby girl called Lindsay as a boyfriend stealer and a "milkaholic", according to the New York Post.
The commercial shows a baby boy playing the stock market and apologising to his girlfriend for not calling her the night before.The baby girl then gets suspicious about a rival female baby, referring to her as "that milkaholic Lindsay". Lohan filed the lawsuit yesterday in Nassau County Supreme Court over the advert, which debuted on television during the Super Bowl last month. Lindsay's lawyer, Stephanie Ovadia, is claiming Lohan’s first name is just as recognizable as other single-word monikers, used by stars such as Madonna and Oprah. Ovadia says, "Many celebrities are known by one name only, and E-Trade is using that knowledge to profit. They used the name Lindsay. They’re using her name as a parody of her life. Why didn’t they use the name Susan? This is a subliminal message. Everybody’s talking about it and saying it’s Lindsay Lohan." The lawyer alleges company bosses used Lohan’s "name and characterisation" without paying her or asking for her approval, thus violating her rights. Ovadia also is insisting the company has earned large profits from the promo because it would have been seen by millions of television viewers watching the Super Bowl. But chiefs at the advertising firm which created the commercial for E-Trade are dismissing the claims, insisting they chose the name Lindsay at random. Chris Brown, a spokesperson for the Grey Group, says they "just used a popular baby name that happened to be the name of someone on the account team." Lindsay is seeking $50 million in exemplary damages, as well as $50 million in compensation.
Editors Extra: This is so stupid, this case should be thrown out of court. Maybe I'll start suing everyone that uses the name James. And Lindsay is famous for drinking other things, not milk!
Photo By: Sara De Boer/Retna
The commercial shows a baby boy playing the stock market and apologising to his girlfriend for not calling her the night before.The baby girl then gets suspicious about a rival female baby, referring to her as "that milkaholic Lindsay". Lohan filed the lawsuit yesterday in Nassau County Supreme Court over the advert, which debuted on television during the Super Bowl last month. Lindsay's lawyer, Stephanie Ovadia, is claiming Lohan’s first name is just as recognizable as other single-word monikers, used by stars such as Madonna and Oprah. Ovadia says, "Many celebrities are known by one name only, and E-Trade is using that knowledge to profit. They used the name Lindsay. They’re using her name as a parody of her life. Why didn’t they use the name Susan? This is a subliminal message. Everybody’s talking about it and saying it’s Lindsay Lohan." The lawyer alleges company bosses used Lohan’s "name and characterisation" without paying her or asking for her approval, thus violating her rights. Ovadia also is insisting the company has earned large profits from the promo because it would have been seen by millions of television viewers watching the Super Bowl. But chiefs at the advertising firm which created the commercial for E-Trade are dismissing the claims, insisting they chose the name Lindsay at random. Chris Brown, a spokesperson for the Grey Group, says they "just used a popular baby name that happened to be the name of someone on the account team." Lindsay is seeking $50 million in exemplary damages, as well as $50 million in compensation.
Editors Extra: This is so stupid, this case should be thrown out of court. Maybe I'll start suing everyone that uses the name James. And Lindsay is famous for drinking other things, not milk!
Photo By: Sara De Boer/Retna
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