ScarJo to Dr. Phil’s Son: Take Down My Photos Or I’ll Sue For Millions - Read The Legal Letter
Posted on Sep 16, 2011 @ 08:00AM
Scarlett Johansson’s powerhouse legal team threatened to sue a small tabloid web site that published naked photos of the Lost in Translation beauty -- even though the site knew the pictures were stolen.
(RadarOnline.com was first to report the FBI was investigating the theft of the photos, and chose not to run them).
Lynda B. Goldman of the powerhouse law firm Lavely & Singer fired off a letter Thursday to RumorFix.com, a relatively unknown tabloid web site launched by Dr. Phil McGraw’s son Jay, who also is Executive Producer of NBC’s The Doctors.
In the letter -- dated September 15 and exclusively obtained by RadarOnline.com -- Ms. Goldman calls out the tabloid site for “knowing and intentional unlawful use, publication and distribution of stolen copyright protected private photographs of our client. The highly personal and private photographs at issue capture our client self-posing in her own home in a state of undress and/or topless. They appear on your Website with the caption “SCARLETT JOHANSSON NUDE PICTURES LEAKED ONLINE” tacitly acknowledging that the photos were obtained from my client wrongfully and leaked online.”
EXCLUSIVE LEGAL DOC: Read The Legal Letter To RumorFix
The letter goes on to accuse RumorFix of “invasion of privacy and tortious conducts” and demands that it remove the photographs immediately from its site.
In RumorFix’s story, the site partially obscured ScarJo’s nudity while stating: “Several alleged images of the sexy actress appeared online on Wednesday morning showing Scarlett in all her nude glory. One picture shows the Iron Man 2 star taking a photograph of her bottom in the mirror, while the other shows her snapping an image of herself laying in bed nude – nipple and all. And sorry to disappoint all you über perverts out there, but there is no crotch shot.”
The letter states that RumorFix noted on its website that the “photos have been leaked… and according to various reports, ScarJo’s camp wants the FBI to launch an investigation into the leak as they believe it was part of a criminal act.”
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The letter threatens to sue the site for “substantial compensatory damages and punitive damages, in excess of several million dollars…”
After receiving the letter, RumorFix removed the photos from its site.
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Curious what is Dr. Phil's PHD in? Heard he isn't even a doctor...Is it true? Must be philosophy LOL.
Posted Sun, 09/18/2011 - 9:29am
Whenever I've seen Jay McGraw, I can only describe him as having a smug arrogance in his very entitled self-satisfied self. I wonder how Daddy Phil would analyze and spin this in favour of his defence?
Posted Sat, 09/17/2011 - 2:42pm
That son of Dr. Phil's looks like kind of a sleezy character.
Posted Fri, 09/16/2011 - 3:13pm
You took the words right out of my mouth. It sounds like he was spoiled and brought up like a Hollywood brat. Very disappointing to know since Dr. Phil comes off as someone legit, sincere & hard working.
Posted Fri, 09/16/2011 - 10:26pm
If Dr. Phil is such a down to earth guy and great parent, why is his son such a complete jerk? Okay, maybe he is a jerk despite his parents but I'll bet he was spoiled, Hollywood style, and has become a Hollywood sleaze, apparently.
Posted Fri, 09/16/2011 - 12:12pm
phuckwit phool is not down to earth, nor is he a great parent.
Posted Fri, 09/16/2011 - 4:51pm
Smells like a publicity stunt. Haven't seen her in any good movies lately and her music album was unsuccessful.The nude photos got people talking abut her.
Posted Fri, 09/16/2011 - 11:50am
After seeing the photographs, I think she comes across as a narcissist and I think she's more concerned about that than the nudity.
Posted Fri, 09/16/2011 - 11:33am
Everyone has already seen the pictures. Her body is alright but yikes, her overall looks are going downhill. Her face is looking so old. What has she been doing?
Posted Fri, 09/16/2011 - 11:29am
i guess she cant help her phone was hacked BUT why n the world n this day & time where every naked pic, every sex video seems 2 get out 2 the world? if she thinks her body is picture perfect....thats fine, but why go take pic's of your onself?
Posted Fri, 09/16/2011 - 9:44am