Posted on 07/09/2007 3:57:07 PM PDT by RDTF
HOUSTON -- A Houston-area woman filed a lawsuit against a porn star, claiming she stole her name, KPRC Local 2 reported Sunday.
Lara Madden, 25, is an actress in the pornography industry. She is a former Houstonian who has appeared in about a dozen X-rated movies under the stage name "Syvette Wimberly."
That's the problem.
The real Syvette Wimberly was one of Madden's classmates at Kingwood High School. The women knew each other in the ninth grade.
Wimberly does not believe it's a coincidence that her old classmate is now using her name.
"I imagine she knew the name and maybe thought it sounded catchy and was unique," Wimberly said.
Wimberly is suing Madden for invasion of privacy and emotional distress.
"Really on a weekly, if not daily basis, my client has had to deal with odd phone calls, former classmates that didn't know her that well sending her e-mails about whether she's now in the adult film industry and just a general lack of safety for her," attorney Caj D. Boatwright said.
Wimberly is also suing Vivid Entertainment, the porn distributor that produced Madden's videos.
She's asking for monetary damages and an injunction to stop Madden from using her name.
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Real or not real???
"Why should I? He's the one that sucks!"
~Office Space
LOL.
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