Family Suing Soapnet for using their dead child's picture in a show
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[quote]BRUNSWICK, Ga. -- The family of Christopher Barrios has filed a lawsuit against the cable channel Soapnet.
Last year, a photo of the 6-year-old boy who was killed in 2007 appeared in an episode of the show General Hospital Night Shift.
In the show, he was portraying Billy Dee Williams' long lost son. In the scene, Williams' character received a letter and a photo from a son he supposedly abandoned.
The family did not authorize any use of the picture. Now they're suing Soapnet for using it.
It's been almost a year since Channel 4 showed the video clip to Christopher's grandmother, Sue Rodriguez.
Video: Barrios' Family Suing Soapnet
"They ain't got no right doing that. Not a bit of right," Rodriguez said at the time.
Mark Gelman, the family's attorney, said he has spent the last several months trying to get answers from Soapnet and ABC to find out how this happened.
When the picture first appeared, ABC told Channel 4 it was a mistake, and they apologized.
They also produced a series of public service announcements on missing and exploited children they aired on Soapnet in Christopher's honor.
Gelman said he hasn't had much luck getting specific answers from Soapnet on how this happened. By filing an invasion of privacy lawsuit, he said they'll have to answer his questions.
Then, he said, he'll be able to determine if it was a just an honest mistake like the television station claims it was.[/quote]
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Someone's head is going to roll for this.
His smile seriously weirds me the fuck out.
They found a random picture of a kid.
I don't think it ever crossed their minds that they were doing something wrong. If they knew, it would be really easy for them to get another picture...
[quote]When the picture first appeared, ABC told Channel 4 it was a [b]mistake[/b], and they [b]apologized.[/b]
Then, he said, he'll be able to determine [b]if it was a just an honest mistake[/b] like the television station claims it was.[/quote]
Does he really think that they used the kids photo maliciously or something?
Sure I would be unhappy too if it was my kid but wow what an idiot.
[QUOTE=_Mythic;17755614]Does he really think that they used the kids photo maliciously or something?
Sure I would be unhappy too if it was my kid but wow what an idiot.[/QUOTE]
Hey guys you know what would be really funny? If we take some dead kid's picture and put it on our show so his parents rage. muahahahahaha
[b]"They ain't got no right doing that. Not a bit of right,"[/b]
They gone dun did it now maw!
I can see both sides to this story, the network probably had no idea whose picture it was but the family must've been horrified when they saw this. Suing is kind of a dick move anyways though, but the network probably should've asked permission.
"They ain't got no right doing that. Not a bit of right,"
Hahaha
I think a letter of apology is all that is necessary.
ANYTHING to get money these days
[QUOTE=Somebody_404;17773245]ANYTHING to get money these days[/QUOTE]
If MJ can get money for dying so can this kid
[QUOTE=Somebody_404;17773245]ANYTHING to get money these days[/QUOTE]
Reminds me of the one boondocks episode
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