Game over! Lindsay Lohan loses court case against the makers of Grand Theft Auto after claiming a character was based on her

By Chelsea White For Dailymail.com

Published: 14:24 EST, 1 September 2016 | Updated: 16:23 EST, 1 September 2016

After years of legal maneuvers this star has found herself knocked out of play.

On Thursday, Lindsay Lohan lost her fight against the markers of popular video game Grand Theft Auto.

New York Daily News reports both the 30-year-old's suit and one taken against the creators by Mob Wives star Karen Gravano were dismissed in Manhattan.

Dismissed: On Thursday, Lindsay Lohan (pictured June) lost her fight against the markers of popular video game Grand Theft Auto

Dismissed: On Thursday, Lindsay Lohan (pictured June) lost her fight against the markers of popular video game Grand Theft Auto

Lindsay has long claimed that the bikini-clad character Lacey Jonas, who spends her day fleeing the paparazzi and hanging out at the Chateau Marmont, was based on her.

Karen - whose father is mobster Sammy 'The Bull' Gravano - claimed character Andrea Bottino looked like her, had her distinctive voice and also had a backstory like her own.

Creators Take-Two Interactive Software disagreed and when a lower court would not dismiss the two celebrities cases, the company appealed to Manhattan Appellate Division.

The panel of judges ruled in Take-Two's favour, dismissing Lindsay's and Karen's cases.

Art imitating life? Lindsay has long claimed that the bikini-clad character Lacey Jonas, who spends her day fleeing the paparazzi and hanging out at the Chateau Marmont, is based on her
Art imitating life? Lindsay has long claimed that the bikini-clad character Lacey Jonas, who spends her day fleeing the paparazzi and hanging out at the Chateau Marmont, is based on her

Art imitating life? Lindsay (pictured left in 2007) has long claimed that the bikini-clad character Lacey Jonas, who spends her day fleeing the paparazzi and hanging out at the Chateau Marmont, is based on her

Lost too: Both the 30-year-old's suit and one taken against the creators by Mob Wives star Karen Gravano (pictured June) were dismissed by the panel of judges from the Manhattan Appellate Division

Lost too: Both the 30-year-old's suit and one taken against the creators by Mob Wives star Karen Gravano (pictured June) were dismissed by the panel of judges from the Manhattan Appellate Division

Both women claimed the game makers violated their privacy under the state civil rights laws by 'misappropriating' their appearance, personalities and life stories without their permission or compensating them.

The judges - who combined the cases as they were so similar - ruled that the game was not using their likeness.

It stated in the ruling, as reported by the Daily News: 'This video game's unique story, characters, dialogue and environment, combined with the player's ability to choose how to proceed in the game, render it a work of fiction and satire.

Spot the difference: Karen - whose father is mobster Sammy 'The Bull' Gravano - claimed character Andrea Bottino looked like her, had her distinctive voice and also had a backstory like her own
Spot the difference: Karen - whose father is mobster Sammy 'The Bull' Gravano - claimed character Andrea Bottino looked like her, had her distinctive voice and also had a backstory like her own

Spot the difference: Karen - whose father is mobster Sammy 'The Bull' Gravano - claimed character Andrea Bottino looked like her, had her distinctive voice and also had a backstory like her own

Grand identity theft? Both women claimed the game makers violated their privacy under the state civil rights laws by 'misappropriating' their appearance, personalities and life stories without their permission or compensating them

Grand identity theft? Both women claimed the game makers violated their privacy under the state civil rights laws by 'misappropriating' their appearance, personalities and life stories without their permission or compensating them

Lacey was not Lindsay, the judges continued, so therefore the game was not using her likeness improperly as the character is 'not of Lohan herself, but merely the avatar in the game that Lohan claims is a depiction of her.'

The company had previously dismissed The Mean Girls star's claim that she and its character were similar, saying the character's only resemblance is that they are both young, blonde women.

They argued Lindsay had only 'filed for publicity purposes'.

Didn't agree: The judges - who combined the cases as they were so similar - ruled that the game was not using their likeness so dismissed the cases 

Didn't agree: The judges - who combined the cases as they were so similar - ruled that the game was not using their likeness so dismissed the cases 

 

 

 

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