Karen Gravano “Too Fat” To Sue Over GTAV Likeness

"Karen Gravano, the star of the VH1 reality show Mob Wives, had filed a lawsuit against Rockstar Games for the unauthorized use of her likeness in Grand Theft Auto V earlier in the year. Rockstar has fired back saying that Karen is “too fat” for the character to be her and she has no grounds to sue." - Angie, The Final Gen

[nope111]

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[GarrusVakarian]

Hahaha, nice one Rockstar, deny that trashy gold digger money AND humiliate her. Love it.

It's so pitiful when you think about it. Most other people work hard to survive in this world and/or to get the things they want, and people like this just go through popular media, trying to find things to sue over in order to fund her luxury lifestyle. How sad.

[BigBosss]

LOL you have read my mind through the comment I left below haha.

These people need to get over it man, its so sad -.-

[MrDreadnought]

I couldn't agree more, I don't see either VH1 nor MTV, but from what I gather, tis simply sad to see that VH1 is heading to the same trashie television that MTV...

Rockstar's response might have been a little blunt and agressive (something we are used to in the internet), but somewhat deserving.

[Anthotis]

Indeed.

I can only imagine how butthurt she'll be, especially as her butt is bigger than most.

[OwnageDC650]

Good for Rockstar. This fat pig needs a life and a job!

[3-4-5]

Karen "Too Fat" Gravano

[Jonny5isalive]

like I said before, that bithc should sure jim henson for using here likeness in the muppets movie, mrs. piggy looks exactly like her.

[Majin-vegeta]

lmfao xD bubs+

OT:She's dumb thats all to it.She has no legal grounds to step on

[iiorestesii]

@Jonny5 Hahahahahhahaha. Well said.

[TheGrimReaper0011]

Hilarious!
Bubble for you!

[mmcglasson]

I really dislike people like her. First of all, I highly doubt RockSt*r even knew who she was. I never heard of her before this article. Hahaha "too fat".

[BigBosss]

OMG first Lindsay Lohan and now Karen Gravano. Calm your tits down you girls look nothing like the characters in the video game. New trend of becoming a gold digger through video games lol

[LAWSON72]

Delete

[NYC_Gamer]

I hope posters aren't going to say nasty hurtful things about this woman just because of the lawsuit situation

[Eonjay]

Based on what evidence are you able to even realistically hope for that?

[djplonker]

I hope someone tells her if she jumps of a cliff she can also sue rockstar for lemmings...

[user7402931]

brilliant

[DJustinUNCHAIND]

Checkmate.

[LAWSON72]

Honestly I dont see the big deal if they do because I do not like these kind of lawsuits. They are a cheap shot like most lawsuits to get money easily. I personally do not usually stoop to insulting but she has it coming. Her acts are not acts of a generous person. She filed a lawsuit for self gain, nothing else when she did not have to. That pisses people off because how is GTA supposed to be GTA when showing off stereotypes and such they get sued by celebrities. Things like this handicap what GTA is allowed to do and the fans lose so if they want to shoot insults at that those ruining what the game does go for it. She did this for money and attention and gamers with their trolling have no problem give her one of those things with negative comments

[torchic]

too late

[Starbucks_Fan]

she's a stupid fake ass b*tch.

how does that make you feel?

[MonstaTruk]

She's fat. I didn't say it, Rockstar said it... :-D

[MajorLazer]

She's a fat c**t and deserves every bit of hate that is hurled at her!

[Jonny5isalive]

I hope they are because shes a dumb ho.

[TrollingKoala]

Wow the people that got offended by in-game appearances is so funny, Rockstar doing what it does best.

[gamerfan0909]

I don't see the resemblance at all. When your as big as Rockstar, who's literally the biggest gaming publisher and dev in the business, then you're always going to have stuff like this. I am shocked they never got sued by the producers of Scarface for blatantly ripping off a lot of the storyline for GTA vice city.

[Baka-akaB]

Those idiots should be happy actually that their parodies werent instantly recognized , and keep a lower profile instead

[EmptySkyForm]

Burrrrrrned. I bet she so salty.

[Shakengandulf]

I don't want to taste her to find out.

[djplonker]

Its those type of offensive comebacks that makes me proud to be scottish XD

@pandaboy

http://en.wikipedia.org/wik...

yes they are....

[pandaboy]

except Rockstar isn't scottish ya numpty

[MajorLazer]

Rockstar North, the creator of the Grand Theft Auto series, is based in Scotland 'ya numpty'

[pandaboy]

yeah... I know... Rockstar is the publisher and Rockstar North is the developer. This is a publisher issue.

[Cryptcuzz]

*Face palm*

[MRMagoo123]

billy connolly should make you proud to be scottish.

[Arty84]

Counter sue for defamation Rockstar and use the cash to fund some Dlc

[Baka-akaB]

They should just do a "This is not Karen Gravano and Lindsay Lohan" Mobile mini game , just for kicks .

If porn gets away with it easily , no way games shouldnt

[Whitey2k]

Anythink to get there dirty hands on some money

[SliceOfTruth888]

BAAHAHAHHAHAHHAHAHHAHAHAHHAHAH AH

[ravinash]

fact is everyone looks like some body else.
If you created a character by a random generator, every human look face would look like somebody.
Unless GTA was actively trying to represent someone in the real world or was trying to make sales using their face, then there a case to answer... but in this case I don't think she has a leg to stand on.
Blatant money grab really and I hope they nail her to the wall for it.

[Eyesoftheraven]

To think if she had a case and won, that settlement money would have been the most honest money she'd ever had. Some rotten low life people in this world. Sick of 'em. Not that I'm absolutely perfect by any standard, but dammit I've known and heard of some exceptionally rotten apples.

[Stoppokingme]

Great, now she'll try to sue for weight discrimination.

She seems to believe that her fathers fame should include her, But her father was famous because he was scum. He ratted out his friends to avoid Jail and when he was released he sold X to school kids. True story.

Get a real job you self entitled wench.

[D3ATH_DRIV3R_777]

So now she's too fat to sue? so discriminating! i don't care what it has to do
her filing a lawsuit against R*, this discriminating against a human being because
of their weight is absolutely wrong! shows how much this country will never
evolve and end discriminating against ppl because of a persons weight
bull@?%#. While i'm getting disagrees, that let me know how ignorant ppl is.
Discrimination against a persons weight needs to stop.

[BlackTar187]

dude they aren't discriminating against her becasue of her weight.

You didn't read it or anything. Another bane of our society THEY CAN'T READ

[D3ATH_DRIV3R_777]

This sound like a personal attack you are doing. so.......

Below: you are attacking me to. BTW. i'm very slender.

[madjedi]

@death driver boo fucking hoo everyone can be discriminated for one reason or another age, race, gender, religion you name it.

Her being fat is irrelevant, she is getting attacked for the bullshit lawsuit brought on by greed.

As a fat ass i do not need anyone white knighting for me thx, not everyone who is overweight has self esteem issues.

So if we are all ignorant, exactly what are you going to teach us how to be an asshole and insult others.

I love how the person claiming others as ignorant from a morale high ground is always perfect or has no faults and the accused ignorant people are worse that humanity has to offer.

Btw no cares if your slender or fat. Someone plz teach the facebook generation passable english.

[MRMagoo123]

I think we have a overly sensitive chubby person here dont we ? Maybe read the article.

[Flutterby]

Your opinion is the making of someone who didn't read the article and maybe sensitive to their own weight.

"By the way I'm very slender" sure you are.

[MrUnfamiler]

Discriminating? You must not know what that word means. As someone who is 5'9 and 360 pounds i used my only bub to tell you that i take offense from people like you who try and be the "white knight" of fat people so you can feel like your somehow better than those that dont "defend fat people". & when you made the "slender" remark just makes it 10x worse.when you were "defending People Like Me" it really comes off like you assume everyone is discriminating "me" including you, but you cant live with that guilt so you have to make some sort of outcry in public so others dont think that you have thoughts like that. So what your comment has achieved is that you look like a fool for defending a fat mob wife with no morals, & you make the People you are "defending" feel like they NEED defending.(which i dont)

P.S. sorry for all the "quotes". Just assume they are air quotes.

[MrUnfamiler]

Holy Crap Iv Got 3 Bubs Now. :)

[BlackTar187]

Sounds like a personal attack?

Dude get off the internet stop watching TV go live in box with no windows jeez. Grow up.

[Dirtnapstor]

Oh brother... If GTA was an unsuccessful venture, this would never see the light of day, probably not a thought would have been given.

Somebody call the wambulance!

[thefarkingchamp]

Like wow BURN!!!

[iiorestesii]

Its like music. Once you right a song, its the world's. Its no longer yours. Your GENEREAL LIKENESS? Give it up.

[heisenberguk]

Also too fat to get a real job too it seems!! NO SHAME!!!

[CrowbaitBob]

You're so vane, you prob'ly think this game is about you...

[BABY-JEDI]

'Too Fat to win ' should have been the heading here. If only she went on that slim fast diet she could have won
LoL

[KwietStorm_BLM]

hahahaha

[ziggurcat]

how in the world... that character looks nothing like that fool.

[AnEwGuY]

HAHAHA...

[monkey48]

People just trying to cash in on successful Video Games, SMH...

[arbitor365]

apply burn heal

[VTKC]

wow this is obsurd.
Films sometimes have this but games should start putting it in Disclaimer-"This game and story is a work of fiction, all characters in the videogame are fictional. Any physical look alikes or similarities whether be it appearance or events portrayed or depicted in this videogame is purely coincidental"

[Activemessiah]

Shots fired!! oh sh#t, she'll now sue for being called fat now... doh!

[mydyingparadiselost]

Woman = Greed.

[LightDiego]

She wanted to appear, now everybody knows she is fat.

[LostFlock]

too fat to sue, now thats a defense.

[sameerhusain]

"All characters appearing in this work are fictitious. Any resemblance to real persons, living or dead, is purely coincidental"

What happened to that?

[Max-Zorin]

Apply cold water to burn area.

[SnakeCQC]

this is an old story date on "article" reads 18/5/14

[RosweeSon]

She wishes she looked that good ;)

[PsylentKiller]

I'm going to create my likeness in any game with create a character mode. Then I'm going to take screen shots. I will send those screen shots to said developer/publisher along with real photos of myself. Attached to the photos will be a letter threatening to sue for 1 zillion dollars for using my likeness in their game without proper authorization.

Think it will work.

[MasterofMagnetism]

More of this crap. SMH

[Knightofelemia]

The real life chick looks like a reject from My Big Fat Gypsy Wedding. The videogame chick looks more like a crack w*ore. The videogame chick also looks like she is skinnier then the gypsy girl. Honestly I see this getting tossed out of court. Unless Rockstar paid the gypsy girl to model and sit in front of a computer that transfer her face to a computer I really doubt she will win.

[mogwaii]

As much as she is an annoying money grubbing mole that you just want to push down a marble staircase we all know it is based on her, i know this will bring controversy but its true.

[Fringe_Agent13]

She's a fatty!