Indigenous actress sues Cameron over Avatar Neytiri likeness
TL;DR
Indigenous actress Q'orianka Kilcher has filed a lawsuit accusing James Cameron of using her facial features—after seeing her in an LA Times ad for The New World—to design the Avatar character Neytiri without credit or compensation; she alleges Cameron directed his design team to exploit her biometric identity and seeks damages, disgorgement of profits, injunctive relief, and corrective public disclosure.
Topics:entertainmentculture#avatar#biometric-identity#culture#james-cameron#neytiri#qorianka-kilcher
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