Lindsay Lohan thinks the famous milk-a-holic baby of the same name was based on her.
She is suing E-Trade, saying the boyfriend-stealing, "milkaholic" baby in its Super Bowl commercial was modeled after her.
And she wants $100 million for her pain and suffering.
Lohan's lawyer, Stephanie Ovadia, said the actress has the same single-name recognition as Oprah or Madonna.
"Many celebrities are known by one name only, and E-Trade is using that knowledge to profit," Ovadia said.
"They used the name Lindsay," Ovadia said. "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."
Chris Brown, a spokesman for Grey Group, which produced the spot, is throwing cold milk on the controversy, saying it "just used a popular baby name that happened to be the name of someone on the account team."
Ovadia said E-Trade has violated Lohan's rights under New York state civil-rights law and used her "name and characterization" in business without paying her or getting her approval.
She says Lohan is owed $50 million in exemplary damages, plus another $50 million in compensatory damages.
2 comments:
I can't stand this story. I don't think anyone makes that connection, because her name is so common. Madonna and Oprah have both been around for 20+ years, and I still can't name another Oprah or Madonna. Just in my super small group of acquaintances, I know 2 people named lindsay. She should fire her lawyer for allowing her to look like a fool.
Lindsay and her lawyers are making a mockery of the legal system. They should be prosecuted for abuse of the system. Let the courts deal with REAL problems, firecrotch!!!
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