To what extent can a celebrity’s image be protected? This question was raised during actress Katherine Heigl’s $6 million complaint against pharmacy Duane Reade. In the case, filed at the US District Court for the Southern District of New York in May 2014, Heigl said that a tweet by the company suggested she had endorsed it.
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7 August 2015 A US court has shot down an image rights lawsuit brought by actor Frank Sivero after ruling that the producers of television show “The Simpsons” can rely on First Amendment rights to help defeat his claim.