Navratilova Sues Gay Credit Card

[davidinalameda]

http://www.365gay.com/newscon05/03/031005navratilova.htm

Tennis great Martina Navratilova is suing the sponsor of a credit card directly marketed to gays and lesbians, saying it uses her name and likeness after her request last month to stop.

Navratilova is seeking at least $75,000 in damages from Do Tell, Inc., which offers the Rainbow Card. The card helps fund the nonprofit Rainbow Coalition, which promotes the health and social well being of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people.

Do Tell had used Navratilova to market the card since 1995 with the tennis star's permission, said the suit, filed Monday. But in late 2004, Navratilova came at odds with the card's marketing, which she called "inappropriate and repugnant."

credit card marketing "repugnant"? go figure

[Poppyseedman]

1. Just $75,000 ???

She being nice. I'll add a zero, maybe two zero's

Her image is her property and they are stealing it. Cut and dried.

Nothing about this has to do with her sexual preference.

[davidinalameda]

2. it's a breech of contract

pure and simple

the card funds some gay foundation

[Poppyseedman]

3. Navratilova's breech or Do Tell Inc.?

Do Tell had used Navratilova to market the card since 1995 with the tennis star's permission

I am assuming, based on that sentence that Navratilova was not being compensated for her likeness being used and was doing so to promote the foundation.

[davidinalameda]

4. I'm guessing the credit card company

she told them to stop using it and unless they have a contract saying that she gave them permission to use her likeness after the date she first told them to stop, they don't have the proverbial pot to piss in

and why use her likeness now--she's come out publically and said that the company sucks

they could possibly sue her but I don't think that would look very good