10-18-2011, 12:53 PM | #16 | |
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I still agree with most that she probably doesn't have a case here, but we really do need a few more facts. |
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10-18-2011, 12:58 PM | #17 | |
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What I find eye-roll worthy is the assertion that the studios won't hire her because of her age even though she looks "much younger." Really, now? Those the same studios that routinely cast thirty-somethings as teenagers? Hollywood, where appearance is all that matters? Yes, Hollywood routinely casts aside actresses once they get too old to pass as young adults, but that usually happens when they start looking their real age, usually way past 40. And there are plenty of actresses still playing romantic leads while pushing 50. The miracles of cosmetic surgery. ("Thats not a dimple on her chin, it's her bellybutton.") As for who it might be, I wouldn't look to any high visibility veteran. Those have enough of a track record that hiding their age just isn't feasible. If you must speculate, look for someone like Kristin Kreuk. (Though she is canadian, not texan.) |
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10-18-2011, 01:04 PM | #18 |
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Rumors floating around the web speculate that it's either Nicole Bilderback or Celine Joëlle Tran, whoever they are ...
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10-18-2011, 01:05 PM | #19 | |
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If IMDpro has a feature where casting agencies can run a search for actors and use age limits as exclusion/inclusion criteria in the search, you can see why she would be miffed. Not that I agree with her. As a paid service, IMDpro probably has a legal obligation to provide accurate information when it comes to quantifiable facts, and the casting agencies probably wouldn't like them to falsify these facts. The basic crux of the matter is the source of their information and their right to use said source without explicit permission from the actress. |
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10-18-2011, 01:18 PM | #20 |
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10-18-2011, 01:21 PM | #21 |
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I'd be astounded if this doesn't get tossed out of court. It's such a tenuous connection at best, and with so many legitimate ways to get a birthdate...
I really hope it gets tossed. I know civil suits have a different standard of proof than criminal ones, but unless she's got proof that Amazon did it, this sounds like legal harassment. |
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It's a great shame that the US doesn't adopt the British practice of the loser of a court case having to pay the legal costs of both sides. It's s great discouragement to frivolous lawsuits.
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10-18-2011, 02:09 PM | #23 |
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Though I agree with you, the counter argument is that legal cases are so expensive in this country that it would discourage way too many legitimate cases for fear of losing. I still think doing it looser pays all would be a net benefit, but I can understand the other side is afraid that civil justice will become a rich only luxury.
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10-18-2011, 02:11 PM | #24 |
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I don't think anybody pointed out that IMDB (and Wikipedia) has birth dates for just about any actor.
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10-18-2011, 02:37 PM | #25 |
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Hey, she is only living the new American Dream: "stay at home and get rich by suing someone". It's only topped by: "go to Wall St. and get rich by being bailed out by the tax payer".
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10-18-2011, 03:35 PM | #26 |
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hmm... why wouldnt the studios already know her birth date? they have to file tax reports just as any one else so she would have listed her info on what ever tax forms she filed when being hired.
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*EDIT* Just checked Kristen Kreuk out on Wiki, and she was born on December 30, 1982. Not only is she well under 40, but is over 5 months younger than I am. Last edited by afa; 10-18-2011 at 04:06 PM. |
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10-18-2011, 04:27 PM | #28 | |
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Yeah, there's theoretically an real issue here, in that IMDB may have collected information for one purpose, and used it for another without permission (and if that information involved some kind of credit check, yeah, that's a genuine issue), but this is more about narcisissm than any real legal issue, and probably more even than greed. |
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10-18-2011, 05:01 PM | #29 | |
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10-18-2011, 05:08 PM | #30 |
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The eye of an occasional cynic sees a possibly less-than-"A-list" actress/celebrity using a law suit and the resultant Streisand Effect to raise her profile and possibly alter her casting type (to something more "mature") or emphasise her existing one. If the news media starts reporting this all over as "news", I would place money on a PR agent providing them with at least half their copy.
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