We get emails from PR firms every day letting us know that various, usually lesser celebrities are wearing specific brands of clothing, workout wear, shoes or handbags. We even get emails about what little kids are wearing. Many of these are planned product placements in which a celebrity steps out in the item and calls the paps, some are freebies given to celebrities for this purpose, and I suspect far fewer are happy accidents for the clothing companies.
Sometimes PR firms can be overzealous in pointing out that a celebrity is wearing their client’s brand, as when a firm for Valentino sent out an email about the purse Amy Adams was carrying to Philip Seymour Hoffman’s funeral. In that case Amy just issued a statement through her rep that she was not a paid spokesperson and that “the suggestion she would use this moment to participate in a promotion is truly appalling.”
That seems to be the best way to handle an unwanted association with a brand, issue a statement and put the PR firm on notice. Katherine Heigl has gone a step further though. Hiegl was photographed after shopping at drugstore Duane Reade. (You can see that photo here.) The company tweeted the paparazzi photo of Heigl along with the benign caption “Love a quick #DuaneReade run? Even @KatieHeigl can’t resist shopping #NYC’s favorite drugstore.” The next step for Heigl would logically be to issue a statement or maybe a cease and desist and request an apology. Instead she’s suing Duane Reade. For $6 million dollars. Heigl claims she’ll donate the money to her animal charity, but it sounds pretty suspect to me.
The 35-year-old “27 Dresses” and “Grey’s Anatomy” actress filed a lawsuit Wednesday in Manhattan Federal Court seeking more than $6 million in damages.
The lawsuit says Duane Reade on March 18 tweeted the photo of Heigl carrying two Duane Reade bags with the tagline, “Love a quick #DuaneReade run? Even @KatieHeigl can’t resist shopping #NYC’s favorite drugstore.”
“The Heigl photograph is a typical ‘paparazzi’ shot, depicting plaintiff walking on the street in New York City, in a private moment looking away from the camera,” the lawsuit says.
“Use of plaintiff’s image under these circumstances improperly exploited plaintiff’s name and likeness, as a celebrity, for defendant’s commercial advertising and purposes of trade, without authorization.”
The lawsuit boasts that Heigl’s films have grossed more than $1 billion worldwide and she “continues to be in high demand.”
In other words, the blond movie star doesn’t need the money.
Her prescription: she plans to donate any damages paid by Duane Reade to her animal welfare charity, the Jason Debus Heigl Foundation. A Duane Reade spokesman didn’t immediately return a request for comment.
From what I understand, it’s a bold and somewhat rare move to file a full lawsuit without first sending a cease and desist. Heigl possibly sent a C&D first, but I think we would have heard about it. Plus it’s only been three weeks since the tweet. This is a woman who was once a romcom darling, but who has admitted that she’s hurting for cash and has been begging for funding for her indie movie. She’s also a paid spokesperson for Zzzquil, and I doubt Nyquil paid her more than a million to represent them. This sounds like a cash grab and like she’s hoping for a quick settlement. It’s arrogant and somewhat desperate, which seems to be Heigl’s MO lately.
Photos of Heigl with her husband, Josh Kelley, are from 4-5-14 in NY (scarf), and she’s also shown on 2-25 in workout gear in LA and at premieres on 1-11 and 2-27. Credit: Pacific Coast News, FameFlynet and WENN
Yeah… this doesn’t seem the way to build her, “totally relatable, just like you leading lady” status back up. Why not just retweet it and say, “love Duane Reed!” Then they both get a little play. Ugh.
I was about to say that. This isn’t going to win her any fans and help her relatable image she’s having a hard time with. I don’t feel that there’s anything liable here. I’d also like to add I was shocked to hear that she’s only 35. Her style is so frumpy.
GiGi — yes, handled that way it would have been a cute win-win.
Sounds like a cash grab and this will not endear her to more people. She should have worked out a much smaller fee for image use. Does anyone think her image is worth 6 million dollars? She probably couldn’t even command that much in a full length film these days.
Well it is true that companies spend millions of dollars a year on celebrity endorsements. That being said, this chick is pretty much C-List at this point so I’m not sure any company would pay her millions for a tweet or a shout-out.
Eh, I’m ok with it if she keeps her word and donates the money to her animal welfare charity. She’s still annoying as f*ck though.
We know how a lot of celebs donate to charity though: 10 % for the charity, 90% for me. I hope that’s not the case. I do love animals. But I can’t see her getting anywhere near the amount she’s looking for.
Yeah I doubt her pa$$ion for animal welfare is what’s motivating her here.
I am very skeptical about celebrity run “charities.” Usually it’s a tax shelter (see Lamar Odom, Lady Gaga). These celebrities name themselves and their relatives (Hello Nancy Heigel) to the board or a position in the non-profit so they can enrich themselves. If she really was on the up and up, she would have earmarked it for SPCA or Peta. The fact that it’s going to a little known charity just speaks volumes about where the money trail will ultimately land.
She torpedoed her own career. Now she’s showing the world what a horrible, petty person she is.
If she knew how to work it, she would have sent her people into Duane Reade and ask for an endorsement deal. Anything is better than that wordless Nyquil commericial – that an extra can do, not her.
Not Peta. Peta makes fools of animal welfare.
She should give it to a group that does not actively kill animals at the very least.
It certainly doesn’t endear her to me. If Duane Reed has to pay her (I have my doubts), they’ll be looking for some way to make up for that $6 million loss. How do stores usually make up for losses? They raise prices. So, in the end, the average consumer gets the shaft so she can get a big payout.
Just wanted to add that she says she’ll donate the money to HER animal welfare charity. Who knows where the money goes? We have seen plenty of examples of questionable handling of monies donated to celeb charities in the past.
I can’t imagine she would win. It seems so petty. Maybe she is hoping for a much smaller go away payment. She will not have to donate a cent of that.
Yes. This is a blatant grab for “go away” money. Heigl must be having major cash flow problems, what with being box office poison and generally hated everywhere and all.
Yes, celebrities are paid millions of dollars for endorsements… But we’re talking about a papphoto taken on the street, and just acknowledging the bags that she’s already carrying. It would be one thing if DR took images of her and said ”we heard Katherine Heigl is a DR fan!” but as all they’re doing is pointing something already published out, I don’t thnk this is at all the same.
How the mighty darling has fallen.tsk!
Exactly. If her goal over the past few years was to torpedo her career…mission accomplished.
I’d be interested to see how she proves 6 million in damages.
I’d be interested to know how her movies have grossed $1 billion worldwide.
Believe it or not, they actually have – if you total up every movie she’s done, voicework, etc, worldwide ($1.2 billion according to boxofficemojo.com). She had a couple of very profitable ones, but her last big success was in 2009, and they’re presenting it as if she were currently an A-list, top box office draw, which she is not.
I don’t know the answer to this, but don’t you have to suffer some harm to claim damages? Aren’t damages meant to make you whole again after you’ve been injured, literally or figuratively? I can see how she could demand that they stop using her image, but I don’t see why they would owe her any money.
She has the worst style in hair and clothes.
I think the legal argument is that it damages her image as a public person to be associated with them without first agreeing. Which is so dumb cause what they said is true! They said you shop there and you do. They never said “Katie never shops anywhere else” or “Katie hates CVS” (not sure if they have cvs in NYC but you get it)
I don’t know why she thinks it cheapens or shames her “brand” or what there is left of. It’s not like they photographed her shopping in the douche/feminine products aisle!
Don’t think she does think that it cheapens her. It is just a quick money grab.
She’d have to show she’s lost some present or future endorsements because of it. Or maybe if she had a contract to promote another store and this conflicted. She’s hoping to settle for less than that obviously and the company might to avoid the cost, but I kind of hope they fight her like hell on it.
Why does this strike me as Mommy’s idea?
I do hope DR fights her all the way. Just like how that magazine fought Tommy Cruise tooth & nail during the “Suri is abandoned” trial. All the ugliness will come out during discovery & the depositions.
Yes. To get damages, you actually have to show (with some degree of certainty) that this is the amount you’ve actually lost. What can she show she’s lost? It might be one thing if she was a hot star in great demand and damages could be implied – but even that would be a stretch. In this case, you have somebody who really doesn’t have much star power left at all. In cases when you may have an actual tort but no damages, courts often award what’s called nominal damages – which is often $1. Basically saying “yes, a technical wrong was done, but no harm, no foul.”
Just wanted to say this–because I am proud of myself–I actually know what a ‘tort’ is!!! I’m taking an introduction to law course…it’s proving interesting…
She could be asking for “punitive” damages not actual damages. PDs are basically “slap on the wrist” damages for doing something you know is wrong. In this case, I presume it’s a “right of publicity” thing (i.e., she didn’t sign off on DR using her image).
I also don’t understand how she could sue even if there were any damages, as the photo was taken on a public street and didn’t violate privacy laws.
This reminds me of lindsay lohan trying to sue Pitbull for mentioning her in a song.
That’s what I was going to post. She was in public. She has no expectation of privacy if she was in full view of everyone on the street. Heck, I’d think she’d be happy there was someone who actually wanted to take her photo.
I really wish that she would just go away! Hopefully, her new tv show will tank and then Hollywood will give her the boot for good! Can’t stand her!
I’m with you on this. I cannot stand her either.
I fail to see what’s so damaging about this? Yes she’s probably a bit ticked that they used her without her getting a pay check.
Duane Reade is great…Its one of those shops you can get practically anything in.
Lipgloss? why yes thank you. Some nachos? ooh lovely. Halloween costume in April? right over there. A car engine? aisle 4!
“Yes she’s probably a bit ticked that they used her without her getting a pay check.”
that’s the bottom line, I think. and I am FAR from a Heigl fan, to be sure, but I can see why she’d be pissed. celebs get paid for endorsements, and this seems like DR took advantage of a pap pic to “use her image” for advertising. However, I DO think that $6mil is a bit much. Whatever they would have paid her for an actual endorsement would make more sense, but I think she’s trying to make an example out of DR by suing for that much.
I can see why she’s pissed, but it’s not like they said she was a spokesperson for them, or that she only shops there….but six million? My first thought when I read the title of this post was that SOMEONE was broke and needed money. I do agree with someone who said it first–she’s probably hoping for a settlement.
But I don’t feel too bad for her, because she ANNOYS ME SO MUCH. Ugh.
And this might be mean and petty of me, but I laugh every time I see that Nyquil commercial….I had to watch it a few times to see if it was her, but God. How the mighty have fallen–gone from the next romcom queen to a nobody in a nyquil commercial.
She is the perfect example of why it pays off to treat people with kindness and respect. She obviously hasn’t learned anything, because if she did, she’d realize suing some drugstore in New York makes her look like a complete fool.
Virgilia – Off topic, but so sorry to hear about your mom! From everything you’ve said about her on here, she sounds like an incredible strong woman. I hope you and your family will be okay. (Sorry for the late response, I haven’t been on Celebitchy much the past month).
Thanks, littlestar–I wondered where you’d been. Work, I guess. Are you still in S.E. Asia?
Not anymore, home now and back at work (been struggling to keep up with my work, so unfortunately gossip has had to take the backburner).
littlestar, I’m going to cry the day that that comes to me. I’m nosy and I like reading everyone’s opinions and seeing if people responded to me, etc….
This reeks of desperation and arrogance. It’s not exactly a way to show you are really a reasonable, easygoing person.
She’s so unpleasant
This was a terrible PR move. If she, as I suspect, just wanted some cash, why not contact the store directly & ask them to pay her to use her image? I doubt they would have gone public with that, unlike a lawsuit, and it’s a win/win
Well considering this is a pap photo, I don’t see why DR would pay her. They should pay the photo agency.
I’d question what her damages could be. Basically, she needs to show some actual harm. Her reputation is already fairly crappy – a situation largely of her own doing. I’m not aware of any current endorsements she has, either. I know a lot of celebs think they should get paid for any possible use of their name, but the law doesn’t exactly work like that. Maybe the exact language of the tweet implies an edorsement, but in that case, give her a Dollar – nominal damages.
This reminds of when Lindsay Lohan sued Pitbull for defamation and other stuff. His lawyer beat the case partly by giving the court a nasty run-down of all Lindsay’s past screw-ups, arguing that Lindsay had so screwed her own reputation, she basically can’t be damaged any further by anyone else. KH would do well to take note of this stuff.
What happened to her? I loved her on greys anatomy!
Been re-watching Grey’s Anatomy from the beginning, what the hell happened!? Izzie was an idiot at times, but she portrayed her really well. What went down between her and Shonda Rhimes?
I remember when she was Emmy nominated she made some crack about the writing not being up to scratch so she didn’t feel the nomination was justified or something, I’m paraphrasing.
It was similar to her criticism of Knocked Up really. Unwarranted and ungrateful bashing the vehicle that gave her a lot of success.
She was nominated for an Emmy but withdrew her name from consideration because she didn’t feel the content of her character’s story line (?) deserved a nomination. She basically slammed the writers and Shonda. There might be more to it. However, there have always been stories about her and her mom. Really, Heigl comes across as ungrateful and like she has a superiority complex.
Don’t forget how she whined on Letterman about working “13 hours” on Grey’s and how inhumane it was. The producers actually put out a stmt that they worked longer hours to accommodate her filming schedule for the “Ugly Truth.” A film that she produced. They were more than accommodating considering some producers tell their stars they can’t leave for a film due to their tv commitments (see Tom Selleck & Indiana Jones and Pierce Brosnan during the Remington Steele era and James Bond).
She also reneged on her promise to report back to work after her maternity leave. I remember at one time, TMZ had a heigel watch to see if she would show up for work. That was the last straw because Shonda then negotiated the termination of her contract (that’s what Katie wanted, to leave and make movies). The termination wasn’t planned considering they partly filmed the beginnings of the story arc between her and Karev. The producers had to scramble and reassemble the storyline to write her off.
So yeah, lots and lots of acrimony there.
Greys was the first feeding hand she bit, then she kept snubbing various projects she worked on. And apparently became a pain to work with, so eventually get phone stopped ringing. ZzzQuil is the only one I know of that she has work/a contract with
Yep–she said that the writing on Grey’s didn’t warrant an Emmy nom, then she was complaining that she was working 12 hour days on the set of Grey’s–when it later came out that they were working ‘so long’ because of HER filming schedule, then there was a snafu with ‘Valentine’s Day’–she was supposed to play Julia Robert’s part….who was a soldier on a plane, next to the gay, rich guy–she had one of the smallest storylines….and she wanted something like three million dollars for three days of work (seriously, the majority of Julia’s lines were on the plane, didn’t move or anything).
Then she was criticising ‘Knocked Up’ for being sexist–which, seriously? Why wasn’t it sexist when you read the script? Why wasn’t it sexist when Apataw or whoever handed you that check? Why wasn’t it sexist when you put that check into the bank and got your money?
And on top of all that–she’s ALWAYS been a difficult person to work with–her and her mother. I read her Star Profile on Variety—pretty much everyone that she comes into contact with says that they will not work with her again. And that’s pretty bad, especially since none of the producers or directors contacted had anything to say about how she could revive her career. I don’t think she can.
You know–she wasn’t an addict, didn’t have ANY issues (like RDJ for instance)–she’s a straight up asshole who pissed off a ton of influential directors and producers (Apataw and co)……unless she got down on her knees and gave a public apology or something, I don’t think there’s anything she can do.
She got ‘big’ from doing knocked up, and then her ego took over. Burned her bridges at Greys, and then took the act to the road.
This attitude is why she cannot have nice things. Own worst enemy.
Ugh Katherine has turned into her mother. That picture up above. Shudder. I guess all that bitterness and being mean to everyone has taken its toll.
And we thought her reputation couldn’t get worse..
would love this to be brought in front of judge judy
I love Judge Judy!!!!!!!!!
LOL! 🙂
I think she might have a claim under the law, but where did she get the $6 million figure? I guess when you are poison in Hollywood, and have no talent, you have to earn a living somehow! Just asking for $6 million shows how greedy, and dumb, she (and her mom) are. And isn’t this what Star Magazine does every week? Uses celebrity photos to sell more celebrity photos? But she’s calling the paps all the time for that!
I have a feeling this has momager and her attitude all over it. A decent agent/pr manager would have nipped this in the bud.
Absurd.
Totally. And the photo DR tweeted out was her and her mother leaving the store but I guess you can only see her mothers arm. Doesn’t this chick have any friends? Why is she always with her mom?!
Oh yea. I am more inclined to believe its that Manager/Mother…. that is out there there look for that $6 million. And not only going for that cash grab… but released a PR statement about it.
At this rate, I am going to be surprise if the new TV show ever makes it to air. NBC could not be at all happy about any of these shenanigans.
I think if she had gone with a privacy angle, like “this is my pharmacy and I was picking up my meds” it would’ve held more water (& maybe involved HIPPA?). But then, I’m assuming Duane Reed is also a pharmacy?
Anyway, as it is, she continues to come off way too big for her britches.
Yeah, I was thinking about HIPAA violation too… I’ve never been to Duane Reade so I don’t know if they have a pharmacy. If so, it would be very unwise for them to tweet the name of ANY customer, in the chance that the customer could be picking up Rx.
If that is the case, should Heigl get 6 mil for a tweet possibly revealing her Rx vadge cream?
Hell no!
Go away already.
“Continues to be in high demand”
Funniest thing I will hear all day
Seems desperate and more career damaging as the arrogance and complex of grandiose is palpable, Im sure her momager (ill-) adviced her on this. I think a lawsuit of 6 million dollar is way too much for a random picture+tweet, it was not ok that they used her image for the publicity of the store, but I think a c&d letter would have been enough. I dont imagine George Clooney, Tom Hanks or Charlize Theron or any othe A lister to do such thing as a $6 million suit unless is like a very damaging false tabloid story (like when Tom Cruise sued In Touch and Life and Style Magazines and it also backfire damaging his image with those court statements).
If she needs the money, she needs to work so she has to: fire her momager and find new representation, change attitude and some good luck so the Hollywood machine accepts you again. And also stop dressing like your mom!!!
Actually Tom Cruise did this back when he and Katie were still married. He sued a highend baby boutiques for saying that he and Katie shop there for Suri.
Oh I didnt know that, well Tom Cruise is also another celebrity with a grandiose/god complex, but he is an a lister.! I think Katherine is over reacting but also the company did a very sketchy/shitty thing with the false publicity. They are also decieving thier customers with false advertising.
I just saw the pic (I read the article without looking at the picture), its not false advertising like I thought since she really is exiting the store with bags, its just free without consent endorsment of the store.
It was the same thing with Tom; they did shop at the boutiques but I guess they did what people to know that.
Lame move.
Seems pretty straightforward to me.
They used her likeness to promote their business and implied that Heigl endorsed the company.
If DUANE READE isn’t held accountable what’s to prevent Mercedes or Nike or Budweiser from doing the same?
yeah that is true, it is a very sketchy and shitty thing for a company to do. And also deceiving for the costumers.
Eh, not quite. An endorsement generally implies that the endorser USES the product. In this case, that’s true. She WAS shopping at Duane Reed. There isn’t any lie to it. The rub here is that she didn’t get paid. But if “endorsement” basically means using the product or service, she actually DID endorse it. She just did it for free, and I suspect that’s what she’s pissed about. Plenty of stores do this constantly. Boutiques in Beverly Hills constantly leak info about stars caught shopping there. The difference is that those people are generally high-level enough to not really care (with the exception of Tom Cruise, who I think actually pitched a fit when a baby store stated that Katie and him shopped there – but he didn’t sue).
I get what your saying but I whould be upset to if someone was using my likeness to endorse their product/company and may make money off it without my consent.
How did they make money from this?
@ SAM, your way off.
An endorsement is when a person makes a conscious decision to recommend a product or business or organization to their audience.
By tweeting “…Heigl never shops anywhere else…” they’re deliberately printing a falsehood.
DUANE READE took any decision making process away from Heigl and made her appear to be a celebrity endorsor.
Tippy, you’re not reading the same tweets CB posted here. Generally, when somebody pays for an endorsement, the implication is that the endorser actually uses the product. Would you take a recommendation from a person who didn’t profess to use the product? Nope. I’ve been privy to some endorsement contracts before, and usually one of the biggest clauses is that the endorser must refrain from publicly using competing brands.
Why do you think that is, exactly? It doesn’t take a rocket scientist to figure out it’s because the whole point of an endorsement is to at least imply (if not outright suggest) that the endorser USES the product in question. Why do you think celebs get so much swag and free stuff? Because all a company needs is a papped pic of a celeb in their stuff. That IS an endorsement. You’re really thinking way too limited here. I don’t think you read the above about how this stuff actually works.
G – we don’t know if they’ve made money. They might have. Perhaps there are still some Heigl fans out there (I know, I know) that will pop into DR now that they now she shops there (maybe they’ll go because they think they might run into her) (yes, I know, again). An endorsement generally is valuable because it has the potential to create money for the company – but it’s not guaranteed.
@Tippy: you got the Tweet incorrect. Duane Reed just said (to paraphrase) “See, Katherine Heigl shops here too!”. Which, as she was carrying 2 Duane Reed bags, would appear to be the truth. Now, had DR used the tweet with her likeness in advertisements that would be a different question. But tweeting a legally obtained photo (taken on a public street, no less), truthfully pointing out her shopping bags – that’s not the same thing at all. That’s not even unlawfully using her image. It is however Heigl wasting time and money on a frivolous lawsuit that’s just going to make her look bad.
“she plans to donate any damages paid by Duane Reade to her animal welfare charity, the Jason Debus Heigl Foundation”
which means that legally only 5% of the foundation money has to go towards the actual charity cause.
the other 95% is probably going straight to her.
definitely a cash grab.
I’m confused. What law did the drug store break? She was on a public street carrying one of their bags. They have a first amendment right to publish that photo.
The only thing I think about her rhymes with punt.
I’m guessing it’s not bunt?
I think part of the reason for her own undoing was that early on in her career, she stated publicly in an interview that she was not ever going to do anything other than rom-coms. She said that she is not a good, dramatic actress and can only make people laugh. It’s good in a way that she knows her own strengths and sticks to them, but I also felt that it was strange she would say that, especially so early in her career. Most actresses try to work outside the box even if they keep failing miserably – and as we all know many of them do. In the movie industry I would imagine the only way you can really be successful is to diversify a little. I just thought it was strange she would limit herself like that.
I’m actually embarrassed for her. She needs new people to advise her.
Agree. I didn’t realize she could sink even lower than where she was, but I guess it was possible.
I think she’s somewhat in the right but she’s totally reaching with that amount.
Wow she must be trying to recoup her lost earnings the past few years all in one lawsuit-how shady is that? Get over yourself chickadee
She looks awful in the first picture. Her skin reminds me of a salamander. She needs to get over herself. I liked her in My Father the Hero though.
That top photo is really bad styling all together, the hair, makeup, and a cardigan over a t shirt? Weird.
First thing I thought was “the botox is strong in this one” because her face looks so waxy and bloated, it’s bizarre.
I’d have no problem with her being annoyed by it – but ask the store to refrain from doing it again and issue a statement clarifying that she doesn’t endorse it.
Asking for millions is ridiculous, and makes it look like nothing but a money grab. If that’s what she’s after, considering the state of her career, she should have tried to use this to her advantage and get a sponsorship deal out of it. This lawsuit only shows how overinflated her ego is regarding her public persona.
I do know she does a lot for animal welfare, which is good, but this is not the way. Heck, she could have approached the company about a partnership for supporting animals!
I am not sure if it is total bs, but her husband is supposedly loaded, like 100s of millions loaded. His singing career may be in the twalet, but there is a rumor he invested his money very wisely and has made a big return on those investments. If true, it is Katherine’s pride that is hurting, but not her wallet.
You’ve given me the giggles with “twalet.”
Actually her husband isn’t too rich after all. The same article was written about R. Kelly as well. Oh well, it will be ok Katherine.
How can her pride be hurt? She did a cold medicine commercial. If her pride wasn’t hurt over that why would it be hurt over this?
I’m amazed they were interested in her beng there. Her inflated sense of importance is completely delusional.
I wonder if she just woke up one morning and thought to herself, “I’m going to file me a RIDICULOUS lawsuit today…”
WTF. Send a cease and desist letter and be done with it.
Ugh. Those celebrities that think they are better than everyone around them always get their comeuppance. Every time. If she had just been a kinder, less self-absorbed person she might still be working today. Nobody likes a diva.
This happens all the time. Celeb spotted wearing labels, fashion blogs identify what they’re wearing , and fashion house PR team tweets or alerts the media. Sometime it’s an arrangement and the celeb has been paid for their de facto endorsement, but not always. I think that’s still the exception, not the rule, despite the increasing popularity of that kind of marketing. I’ve never heard of anyone suing before . Why didn’t she sue the pap for taking her pic and profiting off her likeness without her authorisation? That seems more invasive to me. If she was going to go this route, she should have tried to settle with the store out of court. This kind of publicity is not going to do her any good. One could argue that the store was doing her a favour by keeping her name out there. It does give her animal charity some publicity, but there are many good animal welfare organisations that could use the money. How is her’s different?
Well this seems desperate and petty, and won’t help her image for sure. That’s crazy if she needs the money, I don’t get how people go through millions so fast, blows my mind. I don’t hate her though, I enjoy her honesty about motherhood and think she just doesn’t know how to filter herself. I wish she had stayed on Grey’s but she let her ego get the best of her, I think I heard she wanted to go back and do more episodes but Shonda publicly shut her down, I would’ve done the same!
This is just pathetic. I’m not surprised she is hurting for money. She got used to the paychecks from her romcoms, but now she is just in commercials that pay much less. But she did this all to herself.
I don’t think it’s ok for a company to do that unless they have the consent of the “celebrity”. It is understandable that KH had a reaction- I also think that a “celebrity” would take that path if they wanted to deter other companies or the same company from using their image period, unless they agree to it. So yes, let it be known she is not fair game when it comes that. But anyway, 6 million? Get over yourself KH.
I vowed to boycott KH movies, I don’t her attitude and I don’t think she is that talented. And now I like her even less.
Honestly, I’d be more pissed that they called me Katie.
That’s how she refers to herself. Such a friendly name for a -itch!
She’s a piece of work. She has no class or humor whatsoever and no idea at all as to how to finesse a situation to her advantage–instead she comes out swinging like a petulant child seeking attention.
She should be the one paying Duane Read $6 million. That tweet is the only publicity Heigl has gotten in years that hasn’t depicted her as an asshole. So what does Heigl do? Responds by being asshole.
To be fair, they did use her image for self-promotion. I think there are grounds for a case here. But $6 million? Probably not.
Desperation thy name is Katherine Heigl.
Katherine, just keep doing what your doing and eventually we won’t have to see these stories about you because no one will care enough to cover your antics. Nobody cares where you shop, so going after this company is nothing more than a money grab.
Seeing as she has no real career and nobody is looking for her to be in their films/shows, she’s probably looking for all the money she can get. She’s proven herself to be the next Jennifer Anniston, and by that I mean box office poison…
It’s really a measure of how much she is disliked when even if she has a legal point with this lawsuit, she still comes across as an a-hole for filing it. And even if she donates to charity, how much of that amount will she actually donate?
I don’t understand her at all. This is a bad idea, she shopped at the store, they took advantage of the situation and now she looks like a greedy, desperate fool. Whoever thought this was a good idea was wrong.
Honestly I wonder if she sued just to get her name back out there. Katherine Heigl is not relevant anymore. She blew it when she thought she was to good for tv. Turns out… she’s not.
I never heard of this Duane Road mob so straight away they are winning with all this free publicity.
Plus this Heigl chick always looks like such a nana! Imagine her with a cute blonde long bob, a stripy long sleeve cotton T, some navy skinny jeans and a tan sandal or a ballet flat? Chuck on some chunky bangles and she’d look a treat.
Here in oz, we call people like her ‘dags’. She is a giant dag!
Can I sue her for making bad movies? Ugh.