Johansson sues over French book
The novel uses her name and image and explores challenges of being beautiful.
PARIS (AP) - Actress Scarlett Johansson is suing a French publishing house over a novel that uses her name and image and explores the challenges of being beautiful.
The JC Lattes publishing house said Friday that a lawsuit was filed last week about Gregoire Delacourt s book "The First Thing We Look At."
JC Lattes spokeswoman Emmanuelle Allibert says the publishing house s lawyers are preparing to respond to the court. Allibert says the book is entirely fiction and is about a character who looks like Johansson, not Johansson herself.
Johansson s French lawyer Vincent Toledano said in a statement to The Associated Press that Johansson is protesting the use of her name and image for "mercantile" purposes, and accuses the book of invading her privacy.
