Woman Sues Over 'Girls Gone Wild'

AP (via NY Times) ^ | January 22, 2002 | By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

[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.

[nickcarraway]

Wait, a woman who is drunk can't consent to have sex, so can she consent to having these pictures taken? Many of these women are probably drunk.

[SERE_DOC]

paper products, if you need more of an explaination I will wait until you learn the facts of life.

[SeeRushToldU_So]

This?

[Ku Commando]

So the implication here is she's about to expose a coupla rolls of toilet paper stuffing ???? Sorry, I just don't get it (& I didn't just "fall off the turnip truck" either !!)

[wwjdn]

Only in America can someone be leud in public and then complain that their rights to "privacy" were abused...lol

[geaux]

No problem. These stupid tapes are giving NOLA a worse reputation than it already has.

Carnival season has already started, and parades begin rolling next week; beat the crowd and come check it out for yourself. You'll see lots and lots of foolishness, but if you stay out of the Quarter, it's usually PG rated.

[geaux]

Thanks; like your wife, I didn't expect to fall in love with this city as much as I have. Now, I wouldn't live anywhere else. And the live-and-let-live attitude is ideal for creating some extremely interesting personalities.

[StoneColdGOP]

Precisely! Thank you.

[Psycho_Bunny]

Becky's just one of those idiots you run into every day. You know, the people that make you wish you'd never heard of the planet Earth.

[archy]

As a Florida State alumn, I demand pictures so that I can assess the quality of my alma mater's current product.

*start here*