The "Modern Family" brilliant filed clothing adjoin Venus in Los Angeles Superior Court on Monday, claiming that her name, photograph, affinity and persona accept been wrongfully acclimated to advance their Venus Legacy articles and casework -- and she wants at atomic $15 actor in compensation.
In the suit, Vergara claims that she acquaint a selfie on Instagram above-mentioned to the Emmy Awards in 2014. She said it portrayed her accepting a derma analysis while a account of Marilyn Monroe looked on, with the caption, "What is so funny Marilyn?"
The extra claims that, months later, the Instagram column was featured on an adventure of "Extra," as a doctor for Venus Concept "promoted at breadth Venus Concept's Venus Legacy non-surgical physique contouring and skin-tightening treatment."
The accusation says she would never endorse the Legacy analysis -- because she approved it and didn't like it.
"Vergara approved the Legacy treatment, but ultimately didn't like it, award that it was a decay of time and money with little in the way of any after-effects -- she would not use it again, and absolutely would not endorse it nor accede to arise in an all-embracing advertisement attack to advance it," the accusation reads.
Nonetheless, the clothing claims, Venus "commenced and began to appoint in a arrangement to usurp, use and accomplishment Vergara's celebrity and accepted acceptance in a accepted business attack to bazaar and acquaint their articles and services."
Venus has not yet responded to TheWrap's appeal for animadversion on the lawsuit.
Alleging confiscation of accepted law appropriate of publicity, Vergara is gluttonous amercement that are "believed to be in balance of $15 million" -- the asperous bulk that she would accept for agreeable in book campaigns that she in fact likes.
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