{"id":1821702,"date":"2023-01-24T10:05:34","date_gmt":"2023-01-24T15:05:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1821702"},"modified":"2023-01-24T10:12:43","modified_gmt":"2023-01-24T15:12:43","slug":"lawsuit-against-universal-pictures-could-set-precedent-for-warner-bros-to-be-sued-for-keeping-amber-heard-in-aquaman-and-the-lost-kingdom","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/lawsuit-against-universal-pictures-could-set-precedent-for-warner-bros-to-be-sued-for-keeping-amber-heard-in-aquaman-and-the-lost-kingdom\/","title":{"rendered":"Lawsuit Against Universal Pictures Could Set Precedent for Warner Bros. To Be Sued for Keeping Amber Heard in \u201cAquaman and the Lost Kingdom\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">46<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Flawsuit-against-universal-pictures-could-set-precedent-for-warner-bros-to-be-sued-for-keeping-amber-heard-in-aquaman-and-the-lost-kingdom%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1821702&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47-->\n<p>Warner Bros. could be subject to civil litigation for failing to fire Amber Heard. But, another studio needs to decide first. Universal Pictures is being sued in California in a class action complaint over false advertising concerning who would be in a film when they weren\u2019t.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_192429\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-192429\" class=\"size-full wp-image-192429\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/2022.12.12-01.57-boundingintocomics-6397335cf24f7.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/2022.12.12-01.57-boundingintocomics-6397335cf24f7.png 1000w, https:\/\/boundingintocomics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/2022.12.12-01.57-boundingintocomics-6397335cf24f7-300x160.png 300w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/2022.12.12-01.57-boundingintocomics-6397335cf24f7-768x410-1.png 768w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/2022.12.12-01.57-boundingintocomics-6397335cf24f7-750x400-1.png 750w\"   style=\"display:none\"><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-192429\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mera (Amber Heard) watches as Arthur Curry (Jason Momoa) battles Steppenwolf (Ciara\u0301n Hinds) in Zack Snyder\u2019s Justice League (2021), Warner Bros. Pictures<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>RELATED:<\/strong>\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/boundingintocomics.com\/2022\/12\/20\/johnny-depps-defamation-suit-comes-to-an-end-as-amber-heard-withdraws-appeal-and-agrees-to-reduced-1-million-defamation-payment\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Johnny Depp\u2019s Defamation Suit Comes To An End As Amber Heard Withdraws Appeal And Agrees To Reduced $1 Million Defamation Payment<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A filing document shared by YouTube pundit ThatUmbrellaGuy with his viewers shows that a plaintiff is suing Universal over a film they rented from Amazon. <em>Yesterday,<\/em> It was lacking something. The plaintiff believed <em>Blade Runner 2049<\/em> Ana De Armas, actress, was featured in the 2019 comedy &#8220;A world without Beatles music&#8221; based on the trailer.<\/p>\n<p>They didn&#8217;t know De Armas and Roxanne&#8217;s subplot were removed from the film. The only thing that remains of her is a trailer shot and a photo of her face at the beginning. This information was not discovered until the plaintiff&#8217;s request. \u201cdeception,\u201d he\u2019d already rented the movie and now seeks damages for his $3.99 going to waste.<\/p>\n<div class=\"video-block full\">\n<div class=\"video-player youtube\">[embedded content]<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>RELATED:<\/strong>\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/boundingintocomics.com\/2022\/09\/02\/blonde-gets-an-nc-17-rating-puzzling-everyone-including-lead-actress-ana-de-armas\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u2018Blonde\u2019 Gets An NC-17 Rating, Puzzling Everyone Including Lead Actress Ana de Armas<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>He was convicted of the crime. \u201csuffered injury-in-fact and lost money\u201d Because of a \u201cfalse, misleading, and deceptive\u201d trailer. Normally, studios protect themselves with free speech protection. But here, they claim Universal was involved in the incident. \u201cunfair competition\u201d via \u201cunfair, deceptive, untrue, or misleading advertising.\u201d They committed, that is to say. \u201cunlawful business practices,\u201d You can misrepresent and omit facts.<\/p>\n<p>This is the part that TUG finds most interesting. The suit brings up California\u2019s false advertising law (FAL) which prohibits corporations from inducing the public \u2013 with intent \u2013 to enter into obligations that dispose of personal property. Duping and stealing customers applies to all advertising mediums, online and print. The structure of \u201cdeception\u201d doesn\u2019t matter.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_169234\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-169234\" class=\"wp-image-169234\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/2022.06.21-12.20-boundingintocomics-62b10ee355ccd.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/2022.06.21-12.20-boundingintocomics-62b10ee355ccd.jpg 750w, https:\/\/boundingintocomics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/2022.06.21-12.20-boundingintocomics-62b10ee355ccd-300x160.jpg 300w\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-169234\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Interview with Amber Heard by NBC News via Entertainment Tonight. YouTube<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Maryland was named in the lawsuit. Other states have similar laws that cover press releases, news reports, and PR. According to TUG, if you ask for money for something that isn&#8217;t there or clarified, it can lead to them being sued. Warner should be concerned about this case because if Universal loses WB and other companies will be liable for their actions.<\/p>\n<p>TUG believes Warner is deceitful \u201cin real time\u201d By failing to disclose Amber Heard&#8217;s lies and the reasons she was exposed in court of law as a liar, and her job, while Johnny Depp doesn&#8217;t, The studio also isn\u2019t completely upfront about how much of <em>Aquaman and The Lost Kingdom<\/em> She is usually in, if not.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_168338\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-168338\" class=\"wp-image-168338\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/2022.06.14-07.45-boundingintocomics-62a8e5700f8a4-1340x754-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"563\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/2022.06.14-07.45-boundingintocomics-62a8e5700f8a4-1340x754-1.jpg 1340w, https:\/\/boundingintocomics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/2022.06.14-07.45-boundingintocomics-62a8e5700f8a4-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/2022.06.14-07.45-boundingintocomics-62a8e5700f8a4-768x432-1.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/2022.06.14-07.45-boundingintocomics-62a8e5700f8a4.jpg 1920w\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-168338\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Savannah Guthrie Interviews Amber Heard (2022), NBC News YouTube<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>RELATED:<\/strong>\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/boundingintocomics.com\/2022\/08\/29\/rumor-warner-bros-discovery-ceo-david-zaslav-a-big-fan-of-the-flash-but-unhappy-with-current-state-of-aquaman-and-the-lost-kingdom\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rumor: Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav A Big Fan Of \u2018The Flash\u2019 But Unhappy With Current State Of \u2018Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom\u2019<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Based on different assumptions <a href=\"https:\/\/boundingintocomics.com\/2022\/05\/27\/dc-films-president-walter-hamada-denies-amber-heards-claim-her-role-in-aquaman-2-was-pared-down\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">testimony including her own<\/a> Her return to Mera as DC Films President Walter Hamada was also hers. \u201cpared down\u201d Or maybe not so big. Rumors and reports also claim that she was given screen time, which could prove to be a problem if the court rules in her favor in the Universal case.<\/p>\n<p>Warner could face a class action suit from people who saw the new model. <em>Aquaman<\/em> and either hoped Heard wasn\u2019t in it or expected she wasn\u2019t. The company would then be liable to damages and restitution for all the money that was spent on tickets that cost upwards of $20, in some cases more. This is the price of lying.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_159621\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-159621\" class=\"wp-image-159621\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/2022.04.27-03.34-boundingintocomics-6268b9dd1c7b3-1340x754-1.jpg\" alt=\"Mera (Amber Heard) braces for an attack on Atlantis&#039; Mother Box in Zack Snyder\u2019s Justice League (2021), Warner Bros. Pictures\" width=\"1000\" height=\"563\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/2022.04.27-03.34-boundingintocomics-6268b9dd1c7b3-1340x754-1.jpg 1340w, https:\/\/boundingintocomics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/2022.04.27-03.34-boundingintocomics-6268b9dd1c7b3-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/2022.04.27-03.34-boundingintocomics-6268b9dd1c7b3-768x432-1.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/2022.04.27-03.34-boundingintocomics-6268b9dd1c7b3.jpg 1920w\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-159621\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mera (Amber Heard) braces for an attack on Atlantis\u2019 Mother Box in Zack Snyder\u2019s Justice League (2021), Warner Bros. Pictures<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Are you sure? Let us know your thoughts down below.<\/p>\n<p><strong>NEXT:<\/strong>\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/boundingintocomics.com\/2022\/12\/10\/new-aquaman-and-the-lost-kingdom-test-screening-allegedly-proves-amber-heard-is-still-in-the-film-but-mera-is-sidelined-for-a-third-of-it\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">New \u2018Aquaman And The Lost Kingdom\u2019 Test Screening Allegedly Proves Amber Heard Is Still In The Film, But Mera Is Sidelined For A Third Of It<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Warner Bros. could be subject to civil litigation for failing to fire Amber Heard. But, another studio needs to decide first. Universal Pictures is being sued in California in a class action complaint over false advertising concerning who would be in a film when they weren\u2019t. 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