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Farrah Fawcett Sues Over THAT Photo

Farrah FawcettIf you were alive in the 1970s, you either had or knew someone who had that iconic red swimsuit photo of Farrah Fawcett plastered on their wall. Now, that photo is at the center of a lawsuit.

Fawcett is suing Bio-Graphics inc., Pie International Inc. and author T.N. Trikilis, claiming that Trikilis "has falsely asserted to third parties that [Fawcett] does not own any rights in the photographs."

Fawcett says she "owns and possesses all the photographs and negatives of all the photographs taken at the photo shoot."

Fawcett claims Trikilis and Pie were telling people they owned exclusive rights to the photo. She says Trikilis and Pie have reproduced the photo and are selling it.

Farrah is suing for $100,000 minimum.

UPDATE -- We almost never put comments up on the site, but this one is too good: "I still have the poster on my bedroom wall & it still does the trick..."

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46. I have that picture on a beanbag from back in the day . . . and it still does the trick

Posted at 12:13PM on Feb 14th 2009 by Scott

47. PLEASE BE HAPPY THAT SOME ONE IS LOOKING AT YOUR PHOTO STOP BEING A ASS 215 3852696

Posted at 12:33PM on Feb 14th 2009 by THE PEOPLE CHAMP

48. My Dad just passed on this poster to me last year. We hung it up in our living room at college for our last semester!

Posted at 12:55PM on Feb 14th 2009 by Cory

49. IC Nipple... sounds like a bart simpsons prank call

Posted at 2:35PM on Feb 14th 2009 by Stian101

50. I never owned a copy of THAT poster, and don't understand what the allure was/is. Farrah looked a bit skinny and flat-chested, definitely at the lower end of the bell curve for the female ideal. To each his own, I guess.

Posted at 2:35PM on Feb 14th 2009 by Anonymous Coward

51. I never had a copy of THAT poster, and don't see what all the fuss was about. Farrah looked a bit flat-chested and on the skinny side, definitely on the lower end of the bell curve for the ideal female. To each his own, I guess.

Posted at 3:16PM on Feb 14th 2009 by Anonymous Coward

52. I'm pretty sure she does have the rights. As an aside, not many people know that she had huge creative control over that image; she chose to wear the red swimsuit, whereas the poster company wanted her to wear a bikini. She co-styled the shoot with the photographer (only the two of them were present -- no retinue of stylists, make-up artists, etc), and she chose the photo that was finally used. Farrah majored in art, and her instincts were so right. She still sculpts and paints, and in Christopher Ciccone's new book, he pays tribute to Farrah's painterly skills.

Posted at 5:53PM on Feb 14th 2009 by Uppity

53. 38. i love this poster it reminds me of when things werent so f-up

Posted at 6:45AM on Feb 14th 2009 by 2drk2fck


THEY WERE MORE FKED UP IN THE 70'S.
DOUBLE DIGIT UNEMPLOYMENT AND INFLATION, GAS RATIONING, AYATOLLAH LEAVING EXILE IN FRANCE AND RETURNING TO IRAN AND RESTARTING MUSLIM VS WESTERN WAR, HOSTAGES AT OUR EMBASSY, VARAK OBAMA THE FIRST....AKA JIMMIE CARTER.....NO THANKS\
PS UR A DUFUS.. AN UNEDUCATED KOOLAIDE DRINKING DUFUS.

Posted at 4:59PM on Feb 14th 2009 by BarakistheAntiChrist

54. DRUGS ARE BAD!!! MR MACKY SAYS,,, But I love my LORTABS, XANNAX, AND SOMA'S... THEY MAKE ME HAPPY!!!

Posted at 4:51PM on Feb 14th 2009 by mac daddy

55. I love her! Her work in "The Burning Bed" was wonderful. I thank her for such a real depiction of being battered while showing diginity in spite of being abused. God bless her and her family!

Posted at 7:36PM on Feb 14th 2009 by cuchulain

56. I think Farrah is a lot smarter than people think. She's made a small fortune over the years.
Her 1st & 2nd playboy shoots were over a million dollars, plus when it sold over a million copies she got a bonus check.
Hef put an Ad in Variety thanking her for the most sold playboys in the 90's and said your bonus check is in the mail.
Her hair shampoo deal back in the 70's 5 million
Her hair products in Brazil in the 80's i'm sure was a good chunk of change
Her QVC jewerly line may have brought in some change
and the ton of tv movies i'm sure she pocketed some change.
after this swimsuit poster took off i'm sure she nailed down a good profit from the other posters she had.
She's not as loaded as today's stars, but i'm doubt Farrah is hurting for money.

None of us know is she has the rights or not. we weren't there when the deal was struck. i'm sure she has some legal proof she owns the rights, if not then the courts will say no.

I hope she owns the rights. That poster, that image is amazing. little by little you see other shots of the photo shoot of this poster and they look just as hot as this one. I love the one where she's in the red bathing suit eating a cookie.

Farrah is hot, and maybe 25yrs from now who knows that poster could be hot again.

Posted at 7:37PM on Feb 14th 2009 by Stephen

57. Appropriately enough, I had a belt buckle with that picture on it, talk about convenient.

Posted at 10:41PM on Feb 14th 2009 by Ensign Pulver

58. I had that poster and THOUSANDS of kittens died as a result of it.

I am proud of that statement.

Thank you Farrah!

Posted at 10:49PM on Feb 14th 2009 by Tommy

59. I doubt Farrah owns the rights...She was just starting in the biz, and happy to be photographed... She knows how famous the poster was , and is still the best selling of all time, during that time...It's her security blanket for when/if she becomes a bag lady...She may need the money now that she is experiencing Cancer, but I doubt that too...She may have acted ditzy, but she is a smart cookie now...I didn't have her poster, but I copied her hairstyle (didn't we all) lol and was told I looked like Farrah..Of course I didn't believe it...We are both from Texas, and went to UT... She really was at the right place and time for stardom....I wish her well, but I think this is a frivolous lawsuit...

Posted at 10:55PM on Feb 14th 2009 by Mary

60. farrah needs money to keep her piece going on. let it be know that farrah was the bopmb back in the days now she needs money just like everyone else. come farrah GIVE US A BREAK don'rt do it because you're broke and need the money . if yu do millions other than myself will lose respect 4 u

Posted at 12:12AM on Feb 15th 2009 by ATLANTA RED

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