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(12,608 posts)Cryptkeeper sues Kellyanne Conway in celebrity likeness lawsuit.
By Darnell Washington, Newsophile Staff Writer
NEW YORK, NY --Time Warner unit HBO, which produced the "Tales from the Crypt" horror anthology series from 1989 to 1996, has filed a 'celebrity likeness' lawsuit against Trump special advisor KellyAnne Conway. The surprise lawsuit has been filed due to a "startling, discomfiting and potentially costly likeness to our commercial property in perpetuity, the Cryptkeeper."
The Cryptkeeper, the animated corpse puppet host of the series, would generally introduce each episode after "popping out of his coffin, cackling wildly; finally, green slime pours down over the screen as the main title appears."
"This isn't personal, I actually like her a lot," insists HBO President Andrew Pieper. "But we're a public company, so we have a fiduciary responsibility to our investors to protect our assets. In this case that means going after another public figure who borrows our copyrighted appearance as some short of short cut to financial success."
"Our fear is that viewers will see Kellyanne on CNN or Fox News, equate that look with our iconic Cryptkeeper, and assume our host has somehow transformed into a Trump spokesperson. I can assure you that is certainly not the case, and we demand an immediate cease and desist from Ms. Conway."
The White House could not be reached for comment.
http://www.newsophile.com/2017/01/crypt-keeper-sues-kellyanne-conway-in.html