Legal Opinion
Brophy v. Almanzar
District Court, C.D. California
Decided May 3, 2018No. Case No.: SACV 17-01885-CJC(JPRx)PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CORMAC J. CARNEY, UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
I. INTRODUCTION
Plaintiff Kevin Michael Brophy, Jr. brings this diversity action asserting various state law claims for privacy and publicity rights against Defendants Belcalis Almanzar, aka Cardi B, KSR Group LLC, Washpoppin, Inc., and Does 1 through 20. (Dkt. 1 [Complaint, hereinafter "Compl."].) Defendant Cardi B is an entertainer whose popularity and notoriety are "ever-increasing." (Id. ¶¶ 19, 26.) Plaintiff's core allegation is that Defendants misappropriated his likeness by placing an image on the cover of one of Cardi B's albums that…
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