Posted
7/01/2005 02:44:00 PM
by Douglas
Girls gone wild, and apparently, quite
litigious. The company that produces "Girls Gone Wild" _ racy tapes of young women baring their breasts _ was ordered to pay a woman $60,000 after a jury determined that filmmakers illegally used her image in a video.
The punitive damages jurors awarded to 26-year-old Debbie Aficial represent $1 for each copy of "Girls Gone Wild: The Seized Video" that her attorney estimates Mantra Films sold last fall.
Surely this isn't the first woman to regret her antics in front of a "Girls Gone Wild" camera once she sobers up, but it wasn't like this was some hidden camera trick. She was a willing participant. What would possibly be her excuse?
Both lawsuits stem from a February 2003 incident when according to testimony the two women attended a promotional event at a Norfolk bar, where they were approached by Mantra Films employees.
Aficial agreed to go to a nearby location and film a video, encouraging Davalle to participate. Martingayle said neither had shown proof of age and therefore thought the footage would end up on the cutting room floor.
Riiiight. Like when you go into a bar and they don't check your ID. . . they automatically assume you're not going to drink.
$60,000 will buy a lot of jell-o shots.