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Originally Posted by JoeD
If companies are not giving her work because of her age, even if she looks good for the part and has the talent, then it's they who are age discriminating. Of course, that's probably hard to prove which is why she's gone after IMDB, however that doesn't make what she's tried to do right imo.
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You seem to think that the title of the thread is accurate. It probably comes from this:
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The database's stance drew criticism in 2011 from two acting unions, who accused the site of "facilitating age discrimination".
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The actress' accusation:
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In court documents filed anonymously in 2011, Amazon and its movie database subsidiary were accused of breach of contract, fraud, violation of privacy and consumer protection laws.
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She paid them for a service (she signed up to the IMDbPro service) and they changed that data that she gave them.
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Originally Posted by taustin
The problem is Hollywood's perception that the audience isn't interested in older women characters. They're wrong, and they've begun to realize it in recent years (especially a baby boomers age), but the prejudice is still there.
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The problem here is that an actress in her 40's who looks 30 can't get parts for a character in her 30's because her actual age is known, and she can't get parts for a character in her 40's because she doesn't look that like she is in her 40's.
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Originally Posted by HarryT
Another point to consider is that it's IMDb's responsibility to provide accurate information on their system, not pander to the foibles of vain actresses.
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But IMDB in this case isn't just a website that gathers information. They had a contract with her.
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Originally Posted by Feher
Ah yes. My post was off topic. This case is a foolish one.
But if she really cared about the issue, she could have filed a case for Right to privacy instead of "Right to Million Dollars"
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She filed a case for breach of contract, fraud, violation of privacy and consumer protection laws.