Celebrity Justice
Woody vs. Hipsters - Oy Vey!

Woody Allen is suing the skinny jeans off of American Apparel over the use of his image on billboards and on the Internet.

And in true hipster irony, it's not a sexual harassment case - as AA Chairman Dov Charney has been taken to court for multiple times.

Allen is suing for $10 million saying he was never contacted by and did not give American Apparel his consent to use an image of him dressed as a Hasidic Jew from a scene in "Annie Hall." Not a very kosher move for AA!

In a U.S. District Court in Manhattan on Monday, Allen stated that he does not endorse commercial products or services in the U.S., which makes the May 2007 American Apparel billboards and website displays "especially egregious and damaging."

American Apparel billboards are usually clad with skinny young hipsters, often in compromising positions. The company did not immediately reply to an email seeking comment.

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16. NOBODY YOU KNOW You have a great future as a stand-up comic in hell

Posted at 9:33PM on Mar 31st 2008 by Webster

17. Oh, it's a clothing ad? I thought it was advertising NBC's "To Catch A Predator".

My mistake...

Posted at 9:46PM on Mar 31st 2008 by --E

18. BOYCOTT AMERICAN APPAREL

Posted at 9:50PM on Mar 31st 2008 by Hollister

19. Where are the serial killers when you need one? This geek, pedophile, with all his Hollywood friends and supporters is in dire need of a retroactive abortion, how many times has he screwed up all the traffic in New York for one of his BS movies, just so he can see the latest young starlet take off all her clothes in the name of "art". Well, atleast the guys in the porn industry are honest about what they do for a living, and even they hate pedophiles like Woody Allen, too bad we cannot just stick his tiny body into the general population at Rikers Island for one night - yeah Woody it would be just like sleeping with your daughter - NOT!

Posted at 10:03PM on Mar 31st 2008 by Kick his pedophile butt out of the US just like Polanski

20. Since he has never allowed me to be in one of his movies I can't stand him. I haven't enjoyed his movies anyways. Even though I wish and feel like a jew, I can't stand him. You gave adoption a bad message pervert.

Posted at 10:22PM on Mar 31st 2008 by Rosie

21. AA Chairman Dov Charney must know that Woody Allen is a fallen away jew. Yes he may have used Woody's puplic image for the advertisment, whereby not respection the jewish religion.

According to Mia in an interview on the E channel, Mia said there was an incident where woody was caught allowing his 5 year old daughter to suck his thumb. - Or at least that what woody says. - Put your hand in your lap, and let your 5 year old daughter suck your thumb. - Hay woody, are you sure it was your thumb she was sucking?

Posted at 10:25PM on Mar 31st 2008 by pie

22. Don't flatter yourself, Woody! The guy on the billboard is much better looking than you are!

Posted at 10:38PM on Mar 31st 2008 by Debik

23. american apparel took a good idea (non-sweatshop made goods created in the USA) and turned it into an over priced trashy stripper wardrobe supplier. good for woody, AA sucks!

Posted at 10:39PM on Mar 31st 2008 by esby77

24. I hope pie made that story up. I also am grateful I believe he and his step-daughter haven't had children, atleast I hope not. EWW!

Posted at 10:49PM on Mar 31st 2008 by Kelli

25. I've been hating and boycotting his crappy films ever since I heard about what he did.
I can't understand why people still support him.

Posted at 11:02PM on Mar 31st 2008 by jFp

26. i used to work for them...they have a huge outlet in L.a...love it...but its true...they only hire people who catches their eye..
if u know wat i mean....they give u a sweet discount though...but if u walk into any american apperal u'll only find atractive people 8)

Posted at 11:03PM on Mar 31st 2008 by Kat the bat

27. I'm not defending Woody or anything, but to the guys spewing the word incest onto the screen, Look up the definition, It's not incest unless there is a blood connection. That being said, I don't know that much about the situation, How old was Mia when it all "presumably" started?

Posted at 11:35PM on Mar 31st 2008 by I don't really care...

28. Come on, there's no way American Apparel can be allowed to do this. It looks like Woody is endorsing their product.

Posted at 12:13AM on Apr 1st 2008 by Wood Yi

29. sorry, that's "polygamy" still workin that spellin thang,

Posted at 11:46PM on Mar 31st 2008 by Robert

30. After being caught with naked photos of his 20 year old stepdaughter, some dating back to when she was 14, Allen married the girl. As a result of his freaky behavior towards his other children he lost custody, was accused of molesting the youngest daughter, Dylan, and was denied visitation with her permanently despite appealing that decision 3 years in to Dylan's psychothrapy. The judge quoted the doc involved in the decision as follows -
Dr. Welner's comments: Considerable attention has been devoted to the terrible consequences of incest on the victim. What about its impact on the victim's siblings? Incest is almost always furtively perpetrated, or is unknown to uninvolved siblings.
Not so in this very public case with its peculiar relationships. Unusual here is the vitriol with which Allen children reject him. Both of the younger Allen children are in therapy, and Dylan is described fragile. Is this the outcome in every divorce, even where one parent may have been abusive? Certainly not.
The explanation for Dylan may rest in her therapist's observation that she perceived her father as having "boyfriend-girlfriend' relationship with her sister." A court appointed evaluator concluded, "Mr. Allen blindness to the effect of his acts on Dylan" was "narcissism at its opaque and destructive worst." To what extent has Mr. Allen's choice inflicted permanent emotional damage on his children?

Posted at 11:50PM on Mar 31st 2008 by .

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