Bethenny Frankel, entrepreneur and alum of the reality series 'The Real Housewives of New York City,' filed a publicity rights class action against TikTok on Thursday in New York Southern District Court. The suit, brought by Morgan & Morgan, accuses the popular video app of allowing 'unscrupulous' parties to misappropriate the content, likenesses and voices of social media influencers for the purpose of creating a false association with certain brands in order to sell counterfeit items. Counsel have not yet appeared for the defendant. The case is 1:22-cv-08503, Frankel v. TikTok, Inc.
Internet & Social Media
October 06, 2022, 8:35 PM