Litigation
May 19, 2016
Filmmaker files lawsuit against Facebook for impostor account
Vincent Gallo contends the company failed to respond to complaints about the fake account.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
An anonymous user's impersonation of filmmaker Vincent Gallo has prompted a lawsuit against Facebook Inc., as Gallo claims the social media site facilitated harm to his public image by failing to respond to numerous requests to remove the impostor's page.
The director and star of "The Brown Bunny," who according to the complaint has "never had any sort of social media ...
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