Shields Ex Rel. Shields v. Gross

ORDER

LEVAL, District Judge.

Plaintiff Brooke Shields is a well known 17-year-old model and movie star. She seeks a preliminary injunction against the marketing or public display of certain photographs taken of her in the nude by defendant Garry Gross. Gross has licensed defendant Art Trends to make and sell artistic prints based on the photographs. Shields claims entitlement to relief under a right of privacy which she contends is guaranteed by the Constitution.’ I find for two independent reasons that the motion for preliminary injunction must be denied. First is want of equity. Plaintiff’s…