Lindsay Lohan Suing Over E-Trade Ad
According to the New York Post, Lindsay Lohan is suing the financial company E-Trade over an ad that uses her name.
The ad is two babies talking via computer; the girl baby is upset about the boy baby not calling the night before. She asks if he was spending time with another “milkaholic” baby named Lindsay.
Lindsay’s lawyer explained the lawsuit to the Post:
“Many celebrities are known by one name only, and E-Trade is using that knowledge to profit,” Ovadia said.
“They used the name Lindsay,” Ovadia said. “They’re using her name as a parody of her life. Why didn’t they use the name Susan? This is a subliminal message. Everybody’s talking about it and saying it’s Lindsay Lohan.”
Apparently Lindsay wants the ad taken off the air and $100 million: $50 million for exemplary damages and another $50 million for compensatory damages.
E-trade claims Lindsay is a popular baby name and is the name of someone on their account team.
The lawyer cites celebrities like Madonna and Oprah who are known on a first name basis. I see one problem with this: Lindsay is a much more common name than either Madonna or Oprah.
Take a look at the commercial:
What do you think: does Lindsay have a case?
Photos by INF
The full story can be read/found on imnotobsessed.com
