Movie Studio Sues Over Nude Jennifer Aniston Photo

On February 16, 2007, Universal City Studios filed suit in United States District Court against Perez Hilton, celebrity gossip and self-professed "Queen Of All Media," for publishing what the complaint refers to as stolen property, on his website. The property - a nude photo of Jennifer Aniston taken from footage shot during filming of "The Breakup," which Aniston starred in with Vince Vaughn - showed Aniston, naked from the waist up, although in the complaint the nudity is not viewable, as her lawyers have pasted "REDACTED" over the offending breasts.

The lawsuit against Perez (real name: Mario Lavandeira), alleges the footage was stolen during production of the 2006 movie. The clip featuring the nudity was not shown in the final edit of the movie.

In the complaint, an injunction is sought which would bar further distribution of the picture, and also requests that all copyrighted material be seized from Perez Hilton. No monetary damage requests were specified.

In an email to http://www.thesmokinggun.com, Lavandeira wrote that he hadn't yet seen the complaint, and would be able to provide more information after his lawyers had reviewed it.

This is not the first time Perez Hilton and Jennifer Aniston have sparred. In the past, Hilton has mocked Aniston's looks, often referring to the actress as "Maniston." As well, this is not the first time nude photos of the former "Friends" star has led to a lawsuit. In December of 2005, Aniston sued a celebrity photographer over photographs he had taken of Aniston as she tanned outside her home.

Sources:

www.thesmokinggun.com/archive/years/2007/0221071aniston1.html
perezhilton.com