Bethenny Frankel, the former 'Real Housewives of New York' star, is suing TikTok over the alleged use of her “image and likeness” in ads appearing to promote counterfeit goods.
The lawsuit states that when Frankel warned followers of the allegedly stolen content, TikTok flagged the video as "abusive" and removed it.
Frankel, who is a prominent online influencer, is suing the social media platform in a class-action lawsuit for allegedly allowing the unauthorized use of her image, which violates her “right to publicity,” according to documents reviewed by NBC News. It’s unacceptable, and I want to be a voice for change and use my platform to create a shift in the industry."The suit, filed Thursday in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, alleges the unauthorized use of an old video of Frankel to promote a counterfeit designer cardigan. The lawsuit alleges that the footage was taken from a previous video of Frankel discussing a separate cardigan and that it was doctored so that she appeared to promote a knockoff.
The lawsuit accuses TikTok of causing"irreparable harm" to Frankel and other class-action plaintiffs by allowing unauthorized third parties to continue using their image and content.However, in a statement to The Washington Post, which firstthe news, Ashley Nash-Hahn, a TikTok spokesperson, said: “We have strict policies to both protect people’s hard earned intellectual property and keep misleading content off of TikTok.
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