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‘Grand Theft Auto V’ Problems: Creators of GTA 5 Slam Lindsay Lohan For Lawsuit - Say Case 'Legally Meritless'
Take-Two Interactive, the publisher of 'Grand Theft Auto V', filed a motion to dismiss Lindsay Lohan's publicity rights lawsuit, saying it "suffers from even greater defects than the first one."
Take-Two Interactive claimed that they were not going to concede anything to the actress after she filed a lawsuit against them and Rockstar Games back in July. They made a motion of their own to have the lawsuit dismissed, claiming Lohan's case was merely for publicity and was essentially "legally meritless."
Lohan claimed that 'Grand Theft Auto V' has a character that was similar to her in image, clothing, likeness, ensemble and more. For her case, she pointed out that the game had blonde women that resembled her and that there was a mission in the game where the player had to run from the paparazzi with an actress named Lacey Jonas.
Released in September 2013, 'Grand Theft Auto V' introduces Lacey, a famous actress in the game who also appears on the front cover.
The players of the game encounter Lacey hiding from the media at downtown Vinewood. She asks the players for a ride and then admits rants about the difficulties of fame and being an anorexic. Lohan claimed that the publishing companies based Lacey's looks, voice, image and outfits from her. The actress also said that Lacey's Chateau Marmont Hotel in the game is similar to where she herself once lived.
In response, Take-Two simply said Lohan's case "lacks any good-faith basis."
This is not the first time Lohan has filed a publicity lawsuit.
In 2011, she sued rapper Pitbull for his song 'Give Me Everything', where there are lyrics saying "I'm top-toein' to keep flowin' / I got it locked up, like Lindsay Lohan." She also sued E-Trade back in 2000 for releasing a commercial which showed a woman named Lindsay who was a "milkaholic".