"GTA6 Stole My Face": 'Florida Joker' Demands $2 Million From Rockstar Games For Trailer Reference
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As yet, no update from either Rockstar or Sullivan confirms either party has reached out, or if a compromise has been made.
Florida 'Joker,' whose mugshot gained widespread attention due to his facial tattoos, has alleged that Rockstar Games, the developer of the Grand Theft Auto video game series, utilized his appearance in the trailer for the latest version. He is now demanding $2 million from Rockstar Games for allegedly using his likeness in GTA 6 without consent. Update: Florida Joker is now demanding $2 million from Rockstar Games for using his appearance: “Y'all took my likeness, y'all took my life.” https://t.co/XZA2hZu8Fwpic.twitter.com/9fQgmRqYWn
The release of the GTA 6 trailer broke the previous record for most views of a non-music video in its first 24 hours on YouTube. It garnered more than 93 million, according to Variety.
Soon after the trailer launch, viewers noticed that a scene featuring an alligator walking into a convenience store, and another where police chase a naked man. Florida Joker a.k.a Lawrence Sullivan in a video on TikTok claimed that a tattooed man that features in the videos is based on him.
