Hall v. Time Warner, Inc.

Opinion

CROSKEY, Acting P. J.

Blanche Hall was Marlon Brando’s housekeeper many years ago. Brando’s will was filed in probate after his death in July 2004. The will revealed that Brando had named Hall as a beneficiary in his living trust. A reporter for the producers of Celebrity Justice, a nationally broadcast television program, visited Hall in her room in a retirement home, interviewed her, and portions of the interview were televised. She sued the producers for trespass, intrusion upon seclusion, public disclosure of private facts, intentional infliction of emotional distress, and elder…