Rapper klaagt Rockstar aan

RDJ134 9 december 2010 om 18:12 uur

De here van Cypress Hill blowen stevige shit, maar hun achter grond rapper (je weet wel zo gast die niemand kent en mee rent en blert op de achtergrond tijdens een concert) Michael "Shagg" Washington moet wel heel erg sterk spul gesmoked hebben. Want hij heeft nu besloten om Rockstar aan te klagen voor $250 miljoen. Want de beeltenis van Carl "CJ" Johnson uit GTA San Andreas is volgens Shagg zijn spiegelbeeld. Bovendien kan hij zich nog vaag herinneren hoe hij ergens in 2003 langs was gegaan bij Rockstar om te vertellen hoe hij en zijn homies door de buurt reden op crossfietsen, iets wat in de game ook mogelijk is.

Anyway bepaalde niet nader genoemde sites hadden moeite om een foto te vinden van Michael "Shagg" Washington, iets wat ik binnen twee seconde via google wel voor elkaar had. Zo moeilijk is dat toch niet??



The complaint, filed Monday in a Los Angeles Superior Court, alleges the developers created the character Carl "CJ" Johnson in the game using his image and life story. Washington says he met with Rockstar in 2003 to talk about street life for the upcoming game.

"The plaintiff, who had led a troubled life in his youth, responded to their questions and related details of his life," the complaint reads. "The plaintiff told them about details of his street life including how the teen-agers in his gang rode around on bicycles"

"After almost two hours of questioning which covered many topics of gang and street life, the meeting ended and the plaintiff was allowed to leave." Washington said he was told he'd be notified if Rockstar used him in the game. He claims he never heard back.

Despite being on store shelves for nearly six years, Washington said he just learned about San Andreas this past July from his nephew.

"It's hard to believe that the makers of a game that allows you to shoot at cops, pick up prostitutes, and run over pedestrians at will, would actually cheat somebody out of money, but this seems to be the case," Jeff Grotke, Washington's attorney, told IGN in an e-mail.

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