In Court TV News, San Antonio Superstar Tony Parker filed a lawsuit against a celebrity gossip website when they made statements that he was having an affair with a French Model, cheating on his wife Eva Longoria. These accustions are false and he's seeking $40,000,000 in damages.
http://www.courttv.com/people/2007/1220/parker_ap.html
Click link above for more on the story. To purposely and intentionally Impersonate someone whether it be a celebrity or anyone else is illegal and a form of Fraud and Slander. To make false accusations against a real person is also Fraud and although the laws are different in every state, to purposely impersonate a real person is against the law and are subject to stiff fines and jail time.
Also in a related article, in 10 states it is against the law to impersonate a music band. This can relate to making false statements about them and implying that you are them and purposely deceiving a person or persons with the intentions of personal gain by way of frauduently making someone believe you are the person you are impersonting.
New Jersey recently became the tenth state to pass a “Truth in Music” bill. Led by a lobbying effort from vintage singing groups like the Drifters and Sha Na Na, musicians have pushed for legislation making it illegal to use the name of a famous band unless it includes at least one original member or unless management holds a trademark.
Jon Bauman (pictured), the lead singer of the original Sha Na Na, told the L.A. Times: “For the people who made this music to be suffering this indignity at this point in their life when they should be recognized as pioneers is just heartbreaking.”
The statutes read roughly as follows: “It shall be unlawful for any person to advertise or conduct a live musical performance or production through the use of a false, deceptive or misleading affiliation, connection or association between a performing group and a recording group.” Impersonators are subject to stiff fines.
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