- Reuters, Wednesday, April 2, 2008 11:30 AM
Woody Allen is suing American Apparel, claiming the clothing company has used his image in outdoor ads and online without his permission. Billboard ads for American Apparel that depict the
actor/director dressed as a rabbi, appeared in New York and California, according to the lawsuit, filed in a Manhattan federal district court.
Allen claims the company neither
contacted him in advance of the campaign nor paid him for using his image. He "does not engage in the commercial endorsement of products or services in the United States." American Apparel isn't
talking, but according to court papers, Allen wants damages of over $10 million. The company makes and sells its own line of cotton clothing via more than 180 stores here and in Canada.
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