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Laurence Sullivan, popularly known as the Florida Joker, has given GTA 6 developer Rockstar Games a 48-hour ultimatum to pay him a substantial sum of money for allegedly using his likeness without permission. While the official first trailer of the game took the gaming world by storm, he has taken issue with one particular character shown in the video.
In a recent TikTok video, he said:
“I’ve contacted my lawyer, we’re building the biggest case on you. I want my pain and suffering money now!”
This comes after a lot of people, including Ned Luke (voice actor of Michael De Santa in GTA 5) and Roger Clark (voice actor of Arthur Morgan in Red Dead Redemption 2), had previously warned the Florida Joker not to go down this path but rather use this as an opportunity.
GTA 6 trailer has riled up the Florida Joker
Grand Theft Auto 6 is one of the most anticipated video games of all time, and its trailer has already broken several records in just 12 days. However, soon after it dropped, Florida Joker released a video complaining that Rockstar Games used his likeliness without his permission.
Things escalated quite quickly after tons of people started responding and making fun of his demands. He soon shared another video demanding the developer pay him two million dollars as compensation. In response, GTA 5 actor Ned Luke said:
"I got hard evidence” but no lower lip. Feel me? I need that money to buy one."
However, these responses have not deterred the Florida Joker, as he posted another video recently after dying his hair purple, trying to show how he and the character that shows up in the Grand Theft Auto 6 trailer at the 1:04 minute mark are the same.
In the most recent video, he told the community that his case was different from Lindsay Lohan's and that he was already in talks with his lawyers. For context, Lohan unsuccessfully tried to sue the developer for allegedly using her likeness on one of the loading screen images in Grand Theft Auto 5.
He also mentioned that Rockstar Games only has 48 hours to respond and pay him the money, or he would proceed with the lawsuit.
Here are some of the reactions to his latest video:
Apart from the Florida Joker making ridiculous claims, GTA 6 map leaks are also making ripples in the community.
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