Olivia de Havilland is still suing the FX Network and a producer over the unauthorized use of her identity in their 2017 series, “Feud: Bette and Joan” — with the two-time Oscar winner now planning to take her lawsuit straight to the Supreme Court. Olivia, who’s still fighting from her Paris home at 102 years old, originally filed a 2017 suit in Los Angeles Superior Court against FX Networks, LLC and Ryan Murphy Productions. The legal action sought compensation for “the unauthorized commercial use of Dame Olivia’s name and identity in the FX hit series,” and accused FX and its partners of appropriating de Havilland’s name to “sensationalize the series and to promote their own businesses.” The lawsuit was dismissed, but Olivia’s attorneys have announced that they’re now petitioning the Supreme Court in the ongoing court fight. “We must persevere,” Olivia said in a new statement, “and speak truth to power…”
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"A living celebrity has the right to protect her name and identity from unauthorized, false, commercial exploitation under both common law and the specific 'right to publicity' statute in California," said the first statement released by the actress's legal team. "FX was wrong to ignore Miss de Havilland and proceed without her permission for its own profit...and was not compensated for such use."
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The original lawsuit also noted that all the other real-life players featured in the series are now dead — and her team sought an expedited trial date with their first filing because of their client's advanced age. Olivia's still fighting, saying in her statement: “The fight is itself important to the principle of honesty, so much in need today in the face of deliberate public confusion for selfish agendas.”
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"A living celebrity has the right to protect her name and identity from unauthorized, false, commercial exploitation under both common law and the specific 'right to publicity' statute in California," said the first statement released by the actress's legal team. "FX was wrong to ignore Miss de Havilland and proceed without her permission for its own profit...and was not compensated for such use."
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The original lawsuit also noted that all the other real-life players featured in the series are now dead — and her team sought an expedited trial date with their first filing because of their client's advanced age. Olivia's still fighting, saying in her statement: “The fight is itself important to the principle of honesty, so much in need today in the face of deliberate public confusion for selfish agendas.”
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