Go ahead make my day!!!! Dirty Harry star Clint Eastwood has opened legal fire on a furniture company over a chair they call 'The Eastwood'.
The Oscar-winner is suing Palliser Furniture, which offers a line of home-theatre seats branded after actors such as Marlon Brando, James Cagney, Gary Cooper, Charles Bronson and Sean Connery.
But unimpressed Eastwood is accusing the company of trading off his fame and has launched action in the U.S District Court in Los Angeles.
"Mr. Eastwood had a longstanding history of rejecting third-party licenses, reserving the exploitation of his personality rights and the goodwill associated therewith to his motion picture and other entertainment-related projects and to other business ventures in which Mr. Eastwood is personally involved," court papers state.
Eastwood, 77, wants unspecified damages and the court to impose an injunction on the firm to prevent them advertising and selling the offending chair.
The estate of Marlon Brando, who died in 2004, last year launched their own action over 'The Brando', which is a leather recliner with cup holders and built-in speakers.
In response to the Brando action, the firm claimed 'The Brando' was named after a town on the Mediterranean island of Corsica.
By Graeme Massie, Jan 17 2008 © Copyright 2008 - Showbiz Spy
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