Lindsay Lohan’s lawsuit against Grand Theft Auto 5 was shot down by New York state’s highest court

Lindsay Lohan’s lawsuit against Grand Theft Auto 5 was shot down by New York state’s highest court

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https://www.polygon.com/2018/3/31/17183638/lindsay-lohan-lawsuit-grand-theft-auto-5-appeal-denied

Lindsay Lohan’s lawsuit against Take-Two Interactive, regarding a parody character in Grand Theft Auto 5 that she said was an unlawful use of her likeness, has ended in New York state’s highest court. Six judges of the New York Court of Appeals upheld a lower court’s ruling that rejected Lohan’s civil claim against Take-Two regarding the character “Lacey Jonas.”

Lacey Jonas is a one-off character appearing in a random event called “Escape Paparazzi” in Grand Theft Auto 5. Like Lohan, Jonas is someone notorious for a fast rise to fame who becomes a popular subject in tabloid media. Lohan brought her case against Take-Two in 2014. The publisher called it a publicity stunt.