US: Former dictator and drug lord sues makers of the Call Of Duty (video game) for portraying him a negative light.
According to the media reports, the makers of the most popular game franchise are being sued by the incarcerated criminal for portraying him as a ‘kidnapper, murderer and enemy of the state’ in Call Of Duty: Black Ops II.
It is reported that the game features a nefarious character named Manuel Noriega who double crosses the CIA in Panama while murdering plenty of his own forces and others along the way.
It is reported that the drug is sentenced 30-years in prison for money laundering and drug trafficking but he sued company for portraying him a negative role in the video game.
In his lawsuit, brought before the Los Angeles Superior Court, Noriega states that the game publisher Activation Blizzard should be forced to pay him royalties because the ‘heighten[ed] realism’ of using real people ‘translates directly into heightened sales for the defendants.
It appears that despite his negative portrayal he is in fact suing the publisher for unjust enrichment, unfair business practices, and violation of common-law publicity rights.
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