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Woman Sues Over 'Girls Gone Wild'
AP (via NY Times) ^
| January 22, 2002
| By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Posted on 01/22/2002 11:20:09 AM PST by 68skylark
NEW ORLEANS (AP) -- A woman who bared her breasts at Mardi Gras and got worldwide exposure has sued the producers of the ``Girls Gone Wild'' videos, claiming they invaded her privacy and used her image without permission.
Becky Lynn Gritzke, a Florida State University business major, admits in her lawsuit that she was among the women who removed their tops at Mardi Gras last year in exchange for beads and trinkets.
A month later, Gritzke said, she was surprised to find out that she not only appeared in the video series featuring women baring their bodies, but was also seen in the TV ad and Web site.
Gritzke is seeking unspecified damages.
Ronald E. Guttman, an attorney for MRA Holdings LLC, the video's producers, said there is no privacy protection for people who take their clothes off in public, especially at a big public event where many people have cameras.
Guttman has asked a Florida court to dismiss the lawsuit, which was filed in September.
TOPICS: Culture/Society; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: michaeldobbs
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To: angelo
That little display was set up by the Freepers attending the Media Research Center's Dishonors Awards. I contributed the beads and sign, Angelwood provided the buttons.
It got a lot of laughs.
To: all
Thanks to everyone who helped make this my first post with over 100 replies!
I'm not sure what it is about this post that generated so much interest. But I've got a theory, and I'll study the issue more closely to see what I can learn.
To: Don Myers
RE:Oh, I don't know. What comes after baring of the breasts?Proof professor, we want proof.
To: 68skylark
I'm not sure what it is about this post that generated so much interest. But I've got a theory, and I'll study the issue more closely to see what I can learn.Well, I think it's because many of us here at Free Republic believe in the importance of keeping abreast of the issues that face this country today...
To: SeeRushToldU_So
"Proof professor, we want proof."
I wasn't there. That is my story, and I am sticking to it.
To: Chad Fairbanks
Yeah, I like uplifting stories with good points.
To: Don Myers
To: 68skylark
I hate cover-ups...
To: SeeRushToldU_So
Ummm..She sort of looks the type to .....never mind.
To: one_particular_harbour;StoneColdGOP;*SPG
WHERE IS THE SPG BUMP???????
Bad OPH, bad!!!!!!
Maybe I should strip you of your membership!
To: geaux
Thanks for that insight. I guess I don't know enough about N.O. to know that some (all?) of the parades pass through residential areas as well.
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posted on
01/22/2002 5:04:11 PM PST
by
Illbay
To: 68skylark
Somebody needs to tell her that she's the one who invaded her own privacy by exposing herself IN PUBLIC! Sheesh.
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posted on
01/22/2002 5:15:20 PM PST
by
alnick
To: geaux
But please don't assume that just because it's happening in the Quarter, it's happening in the rest of the city.Exactly, geaux! We lived in New Orleans for a couple of years while I was in seminary. We carried our then 2-year-old to some of the "out of the quarter" parades for Mardi Gras and had a blast! Real family fare, for sure! Man, we miss those days!
Even to this day, if my wife hears Satchmo sing "Do You Know What It Means to Miss New Orleans" she kind of gets a little misty! (And to think she actually despised the place when we first moved there!)
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posted on
01/22/2002 5:18:05 PM PST
by
Ulysses
To: Don Myers
I lived in "The Big Easy", (actually Metarie- does anyone know Honore Drive, the paved oval that used to be a racetrack?), in the mid-70's. Great music, great food, unique culture and history, interesting people of all races, and a pretty good climate if you don't mind rain. A wonderful place then, and it is still a place to be savored and enjoyed. I return every few years for a weekend, but never for any big celebration. Tourist geeks and freaks may get the publicity- forget that, and go see the Crescent City.
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posted on
01/22/2002 5:18:08 PM PST
by
TONEMAN
To: TONEMAN
I forgot. "Laissez Les Bontempts Roullez!"
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posted on
01/22/2002 5:30:36 PM PST
by
TONEMAN
To: SERE_DOC
How does GEORGIA PACIFIC fit into the scheme of things??
To: 68skylark
She was dumb. They owe her no money, but now they know she doesn't want the pictures in public. They should be kind and remove the pictures.
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posted on
01/22/2002 5:49:30 PM PST
by
xzins
To: TONEMAN
I lived in Columbis, MS for about ten years, but never made it down to New Orleans. I wouldn't mind checking out the food there sometime.
To: 68skylark
They only taped what was in the public domain.
This is rediculous, next she'll want to sue to regain her viginity.
Good luck on that too! LOL
To: Bella_Bru
Oh no! It took 110 posts for the SPG to get pinged here?
Damn I got some work to catch up on... Where's the pics???
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