Lindsay Lohan Sues E*Trade For $100 Million; Says Baby Was Based On Her
from the well,-who's-a-baby-now dept
If you thought the guy suing because he thought Hurt Locker was based on his life story (but also made him look bad) was going too far, here's an even more ridiculous lawsuit. Dave Barnes was the first of a few of you to alert us to the news that actress Lindsay Lohan is suing E*Trade for $100 million, claiming that one of the babies used in its famous "talking babies" commercials was based on her. The baby -- which was named Lindsay -- is shown as being a "boyfriend-stealing, milkaholic" baby. And, for that, Lindsay say she deserves $100 million in "pain and suffering." I'm trying to decide which makes someone seem more like a baby: a commercial with a silly "milkaholic" baby, or a humorless multi-millionaire starlet suing a financial firm for $100 million over a silly commercial that has talking babies, because she can't take a joke.![Hide This Hide this](https://ii.techdirt.com/s/t/i/topclose.png)
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If she admits it . . .
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But, yeah, saying that the baby is based on her is tantamount to admitting to that. I wonder if she is willing to go to court and testify under oath that that baby is like her. I'm PRETTY certain that a single name isn't enough to establish a factual basis under the law. Otherwise you would never a see a John, Tom, Robert or other similarly common names.
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Is there such thing as passive-aggressive homophobia? Just sayin'.
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If the baby shoe fits?
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Wait, What?
Seriously, lawyers should be disbarred after filing crap like this.
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Truth!
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I would say that Lindsay would have a case
Also, I really doubt that Lindsay Lohan is "a humorless multi-millionaire starlet". Many people think that she is close to being broke.
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Its a money grab. Like you said, Lohan is pooooooooor. Shes spent up the little money she had, and is now trying to get set for life.
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Please tell me you're being sarcastic.
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"You're so vain, you prob'ly think the song is about you..."
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Staying Relevant
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Parody
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LOL! Love it!
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I hope this goes all the way
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typical..
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I would pay good money for an illustrated copy of that transcript. Preferably with caricatures of the proceedings.
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Anything For Publicity
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;)
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Is she really that into having her baby man?
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All greatness.
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Lindsay
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Lohan
Which assumes the ad was about her in the first place. There's no evidence of that whatsoever. Hell, given that the name was only spoken on screen, there's no way Lohan can even know it's "Lindsay" and not "Lindsey" or "Lindsy". E-Trade also said in its response that Lindsay was the name of someone on their creative team, which was why it was chosen. They wouldn't make such an easily disprovable claim if it wasn't true, which puts an even higher legal hurdle in front of Lohan.
And in any event, even if the baby *was* based on Lohan, parody of public figures is protected speech and a well-established exception to intellectual property restrictions and the fact that the person doing the parodying is making a profit at the same time is irrelevant.
Seems like this is just a ploy by a trainwreck of a B-list starlet who did such a thorough job of wrecking her once-promising career that she's been reduced to filing bogus lawsuits for publicity.
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Lindsay Who?
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Baby Sues Lindsay`
Besides, panty-less Lindsay may be an alcoholic, but I had no idea she was also a milkaholic! Wow, learn something new every day!
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Makes no sense!
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Oh Crap
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I wouldn't worry about it. They way she's going, she'll have Monroe'd herself by then....
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Connections
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But that's what you get when you file frivolous lawsuits...
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Looking for Attention
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The beat goes on...
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http://adage.com/article?article_id=142711
Indeed, a lot of people were talking about it on Twitter in the aftermath of the spot's airing -- with many egging Ms. Lohan on to file a lawsuit against E-Trade. Wrote someone named Ryan Curtis: "@lindsaylohan I would sue if I was you," and later saying "@lindsaylohan I really think you should look into it. It wasn't funny and rude."
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Humourless?
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I thought she was close to broke (or just a jerk) when that whole story about her ripping off a locksmith came out
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Lindsay Lohan VS. E-trade
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Lindsay Who?
*Some*body is needing attention....
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Lindsay Who?
*Some*body is needing attention....
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I can assure you that Lindsay Lohan was not on our minds while shooting. We were mostly concerned with which talent would sit still under the lights without screaming and give us something that we could use between crying fits (which is probably a lot like working with Ms. Lohan, come to think of it.)
Thank jebus I am low enough on the call sheet to not have to worry about milkoholics filing lawsuits.
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No idea
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LINDSAY CASE
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It gets better
She said that the ad was clearly aimed at her daughter because unlike other stars, her daughter's first name is synonymous with the "Herbie Fully Loaded" actress.
"Everyone knows Lindsay, like Cher or Madonna," Dina Lohan said.
Read more: http://www.nypost.com/p/news/national/lindsay_super_bawl_time_out_2wZQWjTEKUokiMAmr0jNIL#ixzz0hncULu od
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Ovadia didn't return a phone call and e-mail asking how she got involved in the case and whether she'd ever spoken to Lindsay Lohan about it. And we don't really know where to go to ask someone from Lindsay's side about it, considering the fact that her long-time publicist is on a "hiatus." Her mother Dina Lohan told the New York Post today that Lindsay was outraged by the ad, adding, in a telling use of the first person, "I'm just basically glad I took a stand." And to to complete the circle, Radar Online quoted Michael Lohan just two days ago saying that he and his ex-wife had reconnected and were "crying to each other" on the phone after he took a heart-related trip to the hospital.
A cynic might suspect that Lindsay's money-grubbing parents recently started talking again and hatched a plan to attach their daughter's name to a bullshit lawsuit filed by a provincial lawyer that one of them knows. But we can't imagine what sort of parents would treat their daughter that way.
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What A Waste...
She needs to grow up and realize that the world does not revolve around her. Now how much money is the court system gonna waste on a case like this, millions? Where could that money be better spent? Maybe trying legit cases (not PR stunts), or maybe put it toward the national debt, maybe invest it in drug recovery programs, i could think of a million way to better our society with the cash spent on this case.
Does anyone here realize that you guys are paying for this court case with your tax dollars? Yup, she figured out a way to make YOU pay for the brunt of her PR stunt.
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Lindsay is Hot
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