American Apparel Fights Dirty With Woody
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So, Woody Allen sued CEO Dov Charney and his hipster clothing empire American Apparel for $10 million last year when Allen's image appeared on AA billboards in New York and Los Angeles without the 73-year-old's permission!
Allen's lawsuit stated "the billboard falsely implied that Allen sponsored, endorsed or was associated with American Apparel."
This all from a company the actor/director finds "sleazy" and "infantile"!
American Apparel company lawyer Stuart Slotnick has made sure to live up to the clothing brand's "sleazy and infantile" reputation!
Slotnick is now arguing that Woody's past infidelities have already tarnished the director's public image!!
"Certainly, our belief is that after the various sex scandals that Woody Allen has been associated with, corporate America's desire to have Woody Allen endorse their product is not what he may believe it is," Slotnick stated on behalf of AA.
Slotnick and his band of legal goons have demanded the legal documents surrounding Woody's affair with adopted daughter Soon-Yi Previn in 1992 to be included in the May 18th trial!!
How is that even relevant???
Allen's spokeswoman Leslee Dart says Woody has no intention on responding to such garbage and AA's demand for the documents is "vexatious, oppressive, harassing."
Uh, yeah! Vexatious indeed!
[Image via WENN and Getty Images.]
American Apparel claim to be the leaders in no sweat shop policy….but they are far from that. I have toured the factory and just because it is in the USA doesn't mean that it is any different than alot of 3rd world factories.
I'm sick of these companies selling the green movement and not doing shit in return. And if I hear one more godamn going green commercial from a car dealer I'm going to start cracking skulls. Fuck off Dov Charney
Haha what?! AA's argument is completely irrelevant!
IF HE HAS SUCH A HORRIBLE PUBLIC IMAGE WHY PUT HIM ON THE BILLBOARD IN THE FIRST PLACE, IT JUST SOUNDS LIKE SOMEONE IS SCARED THEY ARE GOING TO LOSE SOME MONEY AND IS THINKING OF ANY WAY THEY CAN TO POSSIBLY GET OUT OF IT….NERD, JUST GIVE THE OTHER NERD THE MONEY…LOL
woddy allen is still alive?
WOODY ALLEN IS A SICKO!! He's a pedophile for christ sake!!
yay
They're both sleazeballs but at this point Dov Charney is head and shoulders more of a pig than Woody Allen. American Apparel is completely overrated. You can find a ton of clothing made in the US (which is the only thing that store ever really had going for it) now that is as well made and comparably priced. And you don't have to support an asshole who skeezes on his employees in the process.
AA makes it a point to only make the clothes in the U.S. they pay their sewers and seamstresses a living wage and don't use the overseas sweatshops. I have to give them a break in the P.R. war. Although using Woody's picture…..what were they thinking?! The LAST thing anybody would want is to look like him.
Re: Blind Baby – you said "American Apparel claim to be the leaders in no sweat shop policy….but they are far from that." I have toured the factory and just because it is in the USA doesn't mean that it is any different than alot of 3rd world factories.
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The fact that you were ABLE to and allowed to tour a factory shows that it isn't a sweat shop you fool Sweat shops are illegal, hidden from view and in some 3rd world coutnries people are chained to the work station and help prisoner while working off a phoney supposed debt to the owner. The fact that YOU may not want to work in one of AA's legal factories in the U.S. doesn't change the fact that people there are being paid american wages and have protections offered under U.S. law.
dirty old man.
What a really SICK pedophile old man Woody Allen is! As if any business company would want to be "associated" with him - lmao!
What a fucking douche bag! Obviously he thinks Woody Allen is cool enough to be on a damn billboard, now he wants to be a dick about it? Face it, American Apparel. You NEED Woody Allen, he doesn't need you.
I hope he takes you for everything you've got. Asshole.
Re: Spindoc – Obviously dumbass. that is because I am in the industry. It is pretty bad there. They fail to mention that they buy some of their cotton from 3rd world countries. Of course they aren't on a level of 3rd world. But their practices of being this green/sweatshop free company is not entirely true.
So fuck off smartass. They are a PR machine…I don't care if the employees are backed by policies. They just paint a glossy picture of themselves and idiots like you buy it…and I never said they are like any sweatshops. I said they are no different than alot of 3rd world factories. Read shit before you reply next time Chris Barron lover.
I'm no fan of AA, hate their stuff in fact, but anyone that can make digs at that pervert Woody Allen has my support.
Not to defend Woody Allen, but Dov Charney IS sleazy and infantile. If you're bored and would like too see just HOW sleazy this guy is, check out the interview that Jane Magazine did with him a few years ago. YUK!!!!!!
gah, AA is so sleazy, all around.
Still love their tees though.
This coming from the one with the hideous American Apparel ads on the side.
Re: Wenchtits – they pay him good money to advertise here.
AA catalogs are designed to look like amateur child porn (ever watch Fiona Apple's "Criminal" video, same concept), so the choice of Woody Allen, who boinked his own step daughter is nothing if not inspired
In any case, I think AA is aimed at straight teenagers (and pedophiles), while Abercrombie is aimed at gay teenagers, closeted men (and pedophiles)
Perez, what d'you think?
soon yi was not his adopted daughter or his stepdaughter. he never married her mother mia. she was mias adopted daughter from a pervious relationship
So according to you, because of the crimes that Woody Allen committed anyone and everyone should be allowed to use his image commercially? lollllll Di you ever take business law? That is not how things work.
Re: drerock – splitting hairs is clearly your thing
American Apparel makes crappy, overpriced clothes that fall apart.
Sounds like AA is grasping at straws. Allen owns his image. What does his personal life have to do with them using his likeness? If AA thought it was that horrible, why did they use him in the first place? Stupid!
aa is the shit
Re: dottedheadlights – Soon Yi was over 20 when the affair with Woody started. How does this make him a pedophile? And oh yeah he's still married to her at 39. His judgement may have been questionable, but never the legality of the relationship. She was not a child and did not look like one either. Perhaps you should get your facts straight before you start slandering people.
Re: Missskitttin – crimes? please elaborate.
i fuckin hate that shitty store. figures a total asshole is in charge. i hope the brand goes bankrupt.
HAHA , I own a couple of things from AA but really, they are CRAP! they rip, and i always have to sew them back up again and they are way overpriced, especially since they are soo plain
. and Dov is a huge pervert! he has a million law suits from women saying that hes groped them or something like that so he should shut the fuck up. hes a dirty, hairy sleezeball. that should step out of the 70's and stop wearing shorts that show his gross legs.
Sleazy??? This coming from a guy that married his own daughter!
Which one looks the nerdiest? I can't make up my mind.
OOOHHHHH!!! This is gonna be GGGGOOOOOODDD!!!
Hope this means big sale at American Apparel–I could use some new tees…
There's probably only one reason why his nickname is "Woody". WHAT A DICK!! What a *gigantic* dick!
Dov Charney is funny as hell. He's having a great time, he doesn't give a fuck what people think, and here we are talking about him and his company. Go get him, Dov; Columbia, S.C. is proud of you.
Ya can't DO that. Ya can't use a celeb's image to sell your sh*t. Not without his permission. Snotlick.
yeah SLEAZY and INFANTILE means a lot from a child rapist . . .
GO WOODY GO!!!!!
WOW American apparel is sleazy
Wow two Jews fighting over money. How Surprising!
i hate woody allen. but american apparel is fantastic, if anything seeing woody allen's stupid pedaphile face associated with the american apparel brand would make me stop buying their clothes. at least AA is aware that their campaigns are nasty, allen is just a nasty old sleaze bag in denial
Well..When you sue someone, they can ask for anything. Doesn't make it right, but they can ask. Soon Yi wouldn't want Woody's face on anything SHE can't get money from anyway as all those Asian witches do are wait for these old rich movie and music rock star men to die. Maybe his work will grace commericals upon his death and keep her in the lifestyle she's accustomed to. AA doesn't have the right….