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George Clooney and Julia Roberts are teaming up, and not for a new movie project.
The Hollywood Reporter reveals that the pair, who starred together in “Ocean’s Eleven,” are working together on a lawsuit against two audio-visual companies, Digital Projection Inc. of Georgia and Beyond Audio of Canada, for using their names and likeness to sell pricey movie projectors and entertainment systems.
The former co-stars filed a joint lawsuit in the Los Angeles Superior Court on Friday, alleging misappropriation of publicity rights, trademark infringement and negligence.
The lawsuit reads, “Defendants prominently used large photographs of Plaintiffs in Defendants’ advertising, marketing and promotions including print advertisements published in numerous magazines over the past several months … Accordingly, Defendants are liable to Plaintiffs for the infringement of their publicity rights, privacy rights, and trademark rights.”
While neither Clooney or Roberts have spoken out about the lawsuit, it appears that the two friends discussed it and agreed to work together on it, as they filed together despite the fact that their longtime lawyers are not with the same firm. The case is being handled by Charles Harder of Wolf Rifkin Shapiro Schulman & Rabkin in Los Angeles.
In the past, both Clooney and Roberts have been cautious about appearing in ads. While Clooney is a brand ambassador for Omega watches, he has also appeared in several foreign ads, including ones for Nespresso and Norwegian bank DNB. Roberts, meanwhile, has been the face of beauty brands Lancome and L’Oreal.
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