Legal Opinion
Gaeta v. Home Box Office
Civil Court of the City of New York
Decided April 15, 1996PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Marcy Friedman, J.
In this action, plaintiff sues defendants Home Box Office, Division of Time-Warner Entertainment Co., L.P. (HBO) and Spencer Tunick for damages arising out of an HBO broadcast. The endorsed complaint alleges a claim for violation of plaintiff’s right to privacy under Civil Rights Law §§50 and 51, and a separate claim for defamation. Defendants move for summary judgment dismissing the complaint.
The relevant facts are not in dispute: HBO telecast a program called "ReakSex” in which plaintiff’s picture was used. The program consisted of five segments…
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