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Tuesday November 10, 2009 4:05 am

Paris Hilton Threatens to Sue Billboard Company

Paris Hilton's face on a New Zealand billboard

Much like Woody Allen’s legal battle with American Apparel over the usage of an Annie Hall image, everyone’s favorite reality star heiress Paris Hilton is now finding herself in a similar battle after a New Zealand billboard firm slapped her face on one of their spaces.

On top of using her image without acquiring approval, the Media5 ad has “Vacant” written in large letters across the photo of her partying.

“Paris has a proven ability to laugh at herself. We assume that the agency has taken care of the rights to the image of Paris, but we will ask the question. We’re not trying to offend anyone,” spokesperson for Media 5, Adam McGregor, said.

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No legal action has been taken just yet on Paris’s side; however, the famous socialite is rumored to be quite upset over what the ad clearly implies. I wouldn’t want to get on her bad side, either - Hilton definitely has proven that she has the lawyers to win a case.

McGregor said that if Hilton asks to remove the image from the billboard, the company should not have a problem with doing so.

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