MEMPHIS, Tenn. — An Arizona man is being sued by a Memphis television reporter who is demanding that he remove from his website pornographic pictures that she says are false and defamatory.
The nude photos posted on the Internet site are not her say the federal lawsuit filed by 29-year-old Fox 13 reporter Lauren Lee Gauck says, according to The Commercial Appeal.
The suit says pictures of the real Gauck were juxtaposed with nude images of an unknown woman on the site.
The suit asks for $50 million in damages and seeks to bar the defendants from using Gauck’s name, image or likeness.
Defendants include Hooman Karamian — a.k.a. Nik Richie of Scottsdale — and Dirty World LLC in Phoenix.
Federal communications law protects the website, said David Gingras, an attorney who represents the defendants.
