NY lawsuit: My commercial looks lewd

cnredd · #1 (**permalink**) 01-03-2008, 03:04 AM

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A model who says she has worked hard to maintain a wholesome image has filed a $5 million lawsuit complaining that a jewelry company's video advertisement in which she writhes and moans looks pornographic.

The commercial, seen on the Internet in a clip entitled "Rock Her World," shows a woman wearing blue lacy lingerie and a diamond necklace while moaning and stroking her face and neck. It ends with the Web address for the jewelry company, Szul.com.

The 37-year-old woman claims in her lawsuit that she did not "consent to or authorize the use of her likeness, picture, image or name to simulate a female having an orgasm or otherwise experiencing sexual pleasure."

"Indeed, the music to the commercial is bump-and-grind burlesque type music, which further provides the advertisement with a decidedly pornographic look, feel and sound," states the lawsuit, which was filed Monday in Manhattan's state Supreme Court.

The plaintiff, identified only as Jane Doe, says in court papers she won the role in the commercial for Szul Jewelry Inc. in November. She says the idea was that an average guy would get a woman excited by putting a necklace on her.

Three-fourths of the filming of the commercial, shot Nov. 9 by Q2 Entertainment in a studio in Queens, involved a comedic story line, but the woman later was told to sit and feign excitement for a few seconds while the young man put the necklace on her, the lawsuit says.

After that scene, the court papers say, the director told her to fake excitement while lying down, without smiling.

"He asked her to keep repeating the action until he thought he got the most authentic looking film piece," they say.

The plaintiff, who is a married graduate student in elementary education, "has worked hard to project a wholesome image and has been extremely careful to avoid doing any work in the industry that would cheapen or tarnish her reputation," the lawsuit states.

YouTube - Rock Her World

Funny...I don't see a gun to her head in the video...

Spencer Collins · #2 (**permalink**) 01-03-2008, 04:22 AM

Mayhaps she was getting tazed bro..

TurnBackTheClock · #3 (**permalink**) 01-03-2008, 12:07 PM

She is in the entertainment business. She should have known better.

foundit66 · #4 (**permalink**) 01-03-2008, 02:51 PM

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Originally Posted by cnredd

Funny...I don't see a gun to her head in the video...

But she probably has the cash in her pocket...

Wait. She doesn't have any pockets on that outfit...

1) The advertiser should have been up front with her about what they wanted. (And perhaps they were.)

2) #1 is insignificant compared to the fact that she should not have done a job on video that she was not prepared to have shown.
She probably got swept up in the moment (or is just sue-happy), but regardless she DID do it.

3) I am reminded of those "shampoo" commercials where the women made orgasmic sounds while washing their hair.
Can we get a few of them on the jury to give her dirty looks and call her a fool?

Adept1 · #5 (**permalink**) 01-05-2008, 11:25 PM

The lawsuit is just to bring her to the attention of higher paying employers.

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