Paris Hilton Sues Hallmark Card
26 year-old socialite Hilton is suing for an injunction against the US greeting card company and for damages in excess of $100,000, according to the suit filed late on Thursday in US District Court in Los Angeles.
Kansas City-based Hallmark Cards said the card was part of a satirical series that parodied celebrities and politicians.
According to the lawsuit, Hilton’s face is superimposed over a cartoon of a waitress serving food to a patron with the dialogue “Don’t touch that, it’s hot. What’s hot? That’s hot.”
It says the card was selling in the United States for $2.49.
The suit says that Hallmark failed to obtain approval from the hotel heiress for using her image and had damaged her rights to privacy and publicity.
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