Lindsay Lohan is facing another legal battle, but this time, she's the one starting the fight.
Seven months after threatening to do so, the tabloid favorite filed suit
against Rockstar Games and Take-Two Interactive Software Wednesday,
saying the creators of Grand Theft Auto V used her image and likeness
without her permission.
Lohan, who’s tumultuous personal
life has earned her far more fame than her onscreen roles, believes
that a minor in-game character, Lacey Jonas, is based on her likeness.
The suit also notes that the game features the infamous Chateau Marmont
hotel, where Lohan once lived in West Hollywood.
In the game, meeting Jonas launches an optional side mission in which players must escape an aggressive gang of paparazzi.
“Can you give me a ride past them, please?”
asks the character. “I'm hardly wearing any makeup. This is a disaster.
I'm so [expletive] fat. How's my hair? Do I look cute?”
Once the photographers have been
ditched, the character complains about the difficulties of fame, noting
a divide between her and her parents and hinting at an anorexic
lifestyle.
A Take-Two representative declined to comment, noting the company does not publicly discuss legal matters.
Lohan's not the first famous
face to sue Rockstar and Take-Two over GTA V. Earlier this year, Karen
Gravano, daughter of Sammy "The Bull" Gravano and former star of the VH1
reality series Mob Wives, accused the companies of unlawfully using both her image and life story for one of the game’s characters.
That case is still pending, with Rockstar arguing
the suit should be dismissed since creative works of fiction and
satire, like GTA V, are shielded against such claims. That argument
would theoretically apply to the Lohan case as well.
Grand Theft Auto V set an entertainment industry record by earning $1 billion a mere three days after its retail release last year.
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