Don't Mess With Woody!
Filed under: Legal Matters
Woody Allen is suing clothing company American Apparel for $10 million(!!!!) in compensatory and punitive damages for using his image on Internet ads and billboards.
$10 million is enough to keep his wife/former daughter happy for a very long time! Facials and frappucinos aplenty!
In federal court Monday, Allen said he never endorses services or commercials products in the United States, making the ads "especially egregious and damaging."
According to the Associated Press, the suit is over some billboards that appeared in Hollywood, New York, and online back in May 2007.
The image on the ads is that of Allen, taken from a scene in Annie Hall, showing him dressed as a Hasidic Jew with a long beard and black hat. The text on the billboard is in Yiddish and means 'The Holy Rebbe'.
Allen claims he was never contacted by American Apparel and never allowed the use of his image. He says the billboard falsely implies that he sponsors American Apparel.
In the lawsuit, Allen is described as among the most influential figures in the history of American film and accuses American Apparel of "blatant misappropriation and commercial use of [his] image."
What was American Apparel thinking in the first place????
Would seeing Woody Allen on a billboard really persuade you to buy clothes?
[Image via WENN.]
sorry woody allen's likeness is not nearly worth 10 million!
Seventh?
1st
ugh
3rd master
what a creep
am i first?
Who, in their right mind, would wanna see his fugly punim on a billboard? Still cannot imagine all those stars lining up to work for a perv like him.
That sucks
I love american apparel
asd
THis guy is not worth $10 mil. He is a pediphile and should be in prison. You know he was all over his and Mia's step daughter when she was little-little. I dislike him , not as much as Mia though. He's a home wrecker and a sexual pervert. Why would any company want this man to represent them?? YUK! GROSS! SICK. Ever see that movie Atonement?? Bingo…
PRIMERA !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!( al menos en español)
Woody is a beast. YUK to the infinite power.
Oy vey! Always bringing a good Jew problems!
Dont EVER, EVER, EVER hate on Woody Allen.
Dirty old man. Go away.
Woody Allen has never used his image to endorse any product, so this IS especially egregious. He is probably more interested in punitive damages to send a message to companies to NOT use him image for commercial purposes without his permission which IS a blatant infraction of copyright law. The company in question, American Apparel, are complete idiots to try to rip off such an image in such a public way. They deserve to pay every cent of that 10 million.
Re: Student –
FUCK YOU THIS IS NOT THE PLACE FOR YOUR SHIT
WERE ALL HERE TO BASH PEREZ AND THE REST OF YOU FAGS
GET STEPPIN MISSIE
man, i saw a whole thing about the guy that runs that company on the news, he's kinda crazy if i recall correctly. oh well, at least he pays his workers living wages and gives them insurance, how nice of woody allen to cut into that.
American Apparel uses ads that notoriously sexualize young girls — maybe if they strike the right note Woody will share some early pictures of his wife to further the image– images of her in her mothers arms, maybe.
Come On Pretzel, Dorothy Lucey already reported this on Good Day LA this morning.
Re: Mia.. – lol i actually went and read his wikipedia article after i read this comment, i had no idea. …how interesting. creepy shit man.
Incredibly stupid move by American Apparel. They deserve the Woodman's wrath here. You just don't use a celebrity to hawk your shit without getting their okay first. Any other celebrity would do the same in this case.
Woody Allen's films are usually pretty good. They have a limited audience though because the plots are not as deep as the Hills or Hanaha Montana OMG!
Only if I wanted to score with my children. Ew! Since when is pedophilia hot?
Woody Allen is one of the most shameful persons in American history!
Never would I be interested in anything associated with Woody Allen. I have to agree that every time I see Woody Allen all I think is sick pedophile. Just gross!
Fucking CHILD MOLESTER!!!!
I HOPE HE DIES SLOW AND PAINFUL DEATH!!!
and F American Apparel for using a child molester to promote product.
I mean, let's be honest for a moment, most people don't even know what AA is.
Doesn't American Apparel advertise on this site?? You better be careful, PPZ, lest they throw your name in the suit!!
And as Peter Griffin would say "Woody, he said Woody. He, he ,he"
whatever. the dirty bastard is sleeping with a woman his wife adopted and brought up as their daughter. how come no-one talks about that any more?
Isn't he a pervert?
Re: Drea – you are awesome and i agree.
Woody Allen is one of the greatest film makers of all time. Truly amazing. He's made a movie every 7-9 months for the last 30 years. The guy is a genius.
Call him a pervert or call him brilliant, nobody can deny that in 100 years, they will still be watching his movies and studying him on college campuses.
Ask yourself, what have you done with your life that will be studied 100 years from now? What gives you the balls to call this guy names?
If Woody Allen wins this case and cashes 10 million, that would be more than any of his movies ever made at the box office. Is he that desperate, he should be flattered that someone thought they could use his image, gee ……..
ahahhaha fuckin' hipsters.
A Jew getting Jewed for being seen as a Jew is going to Jew more Jews.
Gee.
Fuck you for deleting my post. Woody is the man and Perez is the woman.
First I have to say that I agree with #22 - rob in mi. And I think he will get a lot of money for the misuse of his image.. However I am completley stunned that anyone would want to use it..
Marrying your adopted daughter is completley insane in my eyes.
It's about time someone sues them. For all the shit they have gotten away they should consider themselves lucky.
That pedophile boinking his daughter should NOT get a dime!
Yes
Re: Dawn – She was well over 18. Do you know the meaning of that word? And boinking?? Really??