Leave My People Out Of It!
The acclaimed director is in disputes with retailer American Apparel over trademark infringement after the company used his image on several billboards in both New York and LA and on website ads without getting his consent. For the past year, Allen has been fighting to receive more than $10 million dollars from the company.
But, now, with the trial coming up on May 18th, American Apparel is requesting witnesses such as Allen's wife Soon-Yi Previn and his ex-girlfriend Mia Farrow.
The director's lawyers filed a motion with the Manhattan federal court yesterday asking for a court order preventing American Apparel from calling witnesses and introducing evidence "concerning Mr. Allen's personal and family life."
The lawyers insist that this is just a crappy move to turn the situation into more of a scandalous spectacle than it needs to be.
