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Ex-model sues over use of photo in film
Krupnik claims photo's use hurts her reputation
Updated: Friday, 12 Mar 2010, 7:34 AM MST
Published : Friday, 12 Mar 2010, 7:34 AM MST
NEW YORK (AP) - A former model says she's appalled that her nearly decade-old bikini photo became a randy prop in the film "Couple's Retreat."
Irina Krupnik filed a $10 million defamation lawsuit Thursday in a New York City court against NBC Universal. It distributed the 2009 Vince Vaughn comedy.
Krupnik acknowledges she gave rights to the 2001 picture to a stock agency, which apparently sold it to the filmmakers. The lawsuit says a character in the movie uses her photo as a sexual aid.
Krupnik's lawsuit says she never would have allowed the picture to be transformed from "a commonplace swimwear ad to softcore pornography." The 30-year-old makeup artist says it's hurting her reputation.
NBC Universal says it had the rights to use the photo.
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