SOMETIMES celebs can sue over the silliest sounding things. Earlier this month, movie star Scarlett Johansson became embroiled in a row over the use of her voice after saying leading tech company Open AI copied her voice for a flirty new chatbot. The Black Widow star later revealed that the owner of Open AI , Sam Altman, had previously tried to hire her to voice.
The 39-year-old actress insisted: “I was shocked, angered and in disbelief that Mr Altman would pursue a voice that sounded so eerily similar to mine.” Open AI immediately scrapped the use of the bot. Here, BRYNMOR PATTISON looks in to six more stars who were involved in some weird and wonderful legal cases over the years .
. . A MAN from Portland, Oregon in the US , Allen Heckard sued Michael Jordan for $416million in 2006, claiming his resemblance to the NBA star was getting him harassed by the public and causing him emotional pain and suffering which amounted to defamation and permanent injury.
He also sued Nike for the same amount for making Jordan a celebrity with endorsement deals, TV ads and, of course, shoes. Heckard eventually dropped the case. MILA KUNIS was sued in 2015 by aspiring singer Kristina Karo, who alleged that the beautiful star had stolen her pet chicken.
The wannabe musician claimed she suffered emotional trauma when Mila, then seven, nicked the bird when they were friends in Ukraine and she lived on a chicken farm. Karo claimed the theft of her chicken called Doggie had “prevented her .
