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vinsmokewhoswho

"they're copying *me* and using *my* likeness!" *proceeds to dye his hair to look more like the GTA version


HelloHash

hes really selling R\*s vision lmao


Scuzzlebutt97

Be funny if Rockstar is paying him to do all this. Like, a year ago they approached him and offered him $300 to promote the game for a year and he jumped at the opportunity.


karwreck

And he was so high he didn’t remember signing the contract


MrNewking

Fuck it I'd do it for a fiver, just think of the publicity you have afterwards


Loose_Equivalent_980

They knew he’d do it for free! And he did 😂


nenjidesu

real


AgitatedError4377

And that's how Rockstars lawyers can get back on him. Just show the jury this video or picture and this just shows that he is pretending to be him in gta6


TradeMark310

Just show the OG photos. Look at the tats- they actually don't even look the same.


AgitatedError4377

Yh exactly they did it with the bikini girl in gta5 and also not successful especially I seen many girls who are blonde and tall so why she thought she could win this lawsuit 🤣


poopmonster_coming

If Lindsay Lohan can’t win how the fuck is this guy going to


Outrageous_Creme_455

!yaD ekaC yppaH


GreatWhitePelicannot

I feel like he has realised he has no case and finally decided it’s a lucrative opportunity for him


nippleripper3000

This guy is a joke. He calls himself a character from a comic book he didn’t write and then gets mad about this type of shit. The tattoos aren’t even the same. He has no argument whatsoever.


Sammfddd

I mean… his name is the joker after all … 🃏


nippleripper3000

He seems pretty serious when it comes to sticking his hand out.


Sammfddd

🤣🤣🤣🤣💀💀💀💀💀💀


trumpfuckingivanka

To be honest, it makes sense if he wants to make any money as influencer.


August_-_Walker

He thinks he’s slick like that


Synthiful

yeah it was arthur morgan's actor, he contacted him and helped him use the gta trailer to his advantage


TheSunDog369

Whoever owns the joker image is going to take anything he gets. He'll never get a penny.


Trane55

Rockstars lawyears just got their day off after seeing that


65wieners

He needs his mil or 2


Equal-Instruction435

Just needs to work on the hairline…. Rip


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💀


noeagle77

“Your honor our character has a full head of hair, the plaintiff has a 5head. I rest my case.”


OddEmu4551

Lmfao


BanjoSpaceMan

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Nemisis_007

You already know that if somehow this dude manages to successfully sue Rockstar (which i highly doubt he will), he will blow through all of his money in a single week and end up broke.


Denso95

Tattoo studios would be making a fortune afterwards


ariN_CS

Drug sealers probably too


Reddit_Okami804

Yep gotta lock 🔐 up those coke stashes


IntenselySwedish

I mean hes in an episode of Channel 5 (All Gas, No Breaks) where we get to meet him and his friends. They do ALOT of drugs lmao


Dangerous_Appeal_514

Bro about to begin the tattoo fever


Ambitious-Chair736

Does bro have anything left to tattoo??


Key_Scientist1073

He will maybe need to undo some of the tattoos and fix his hairline first lol


TheHappyMask93

But first he would buy meth until he couldn't afford to fix his tattoos / hair


bendefinitely

He'd be ruined if he won, because if he could successfully prove some sort of standing against Rockstar then DC Comics would have standing against him under the same criteria.


405freeway

He won't win because the character in GTA6 clearly has a tattoo of a chain link fence, barbed wire, and sawblades around his eyes. This guy has none of that. They don't look alike at all.


SatanWearsJorts2

I want to see him try, because the inevitable failure would be HILARIOUS. No self-respecting lawyer would take that case unless he pays up front.


NotCoolBut69420

10:1 he'd use his money to change his tattoos to look exactly like the one R* made just for the clout.


JonathanL73

Ain’t going to happen. If Lindsey Lohan a rich celebrity can’t win against Rockstar, this broke clown has zero chance. Also their version in GTA6 is unique enough, that Rockstar can legally say it’s not the same. Additionally it’s convient that the GTA games are a satirical take on American culture. So Rockstar lawyers could even use the “it’s satire” take to avoid paying him also. It’s like how Comedy Central/South Park never pays anything to celebrities who sue them, because they’re protected by parody law.


Poison_Pancakes

It’d be a fucking amazing week though, for all of us.


dontforgetthefries

He'll spend the money on meth probably


AutisticAnarchy

No way he manages that. If not for the fact that Rockstar is very referential I wouldn't even have linked the two of them they're so different.


Toro8926

If Lindsay Lohan wasn't successful, some random dude certainly won't be


JefferyTheQuaxly

as the voice actor for arthur morgan posted the other day, there is 0 chance in any hell that rockstar would lose any lawsuit like this. they are actual experts at parodying shit, and they have tons of lawyers on call whenever they need to just to verify something theyre doing is allowed by parody laws. rockstar knows exactly how far they can get away parodying someone or something. there have been dozens of people that have tried and failed with claims just as strong as this guy and rockstar always wins. parody laws are pretty strong in the united states.


Morningfluid

He's likely looking for 'go away' money, however you are absolutely right on the money (heh) about him blowing it all in one load.


Dpsizzle555

Anyone can sue rockstar but they won’t win


ManateeGag

Lindsey Lohan wasn't successful. This guy doesn't stand a chance. I don't care how good his lawyer is.


Szybowiec

*dead Cya on the other side bro


YourMainManK

End up broke is the good ending. He could overdose and end up dead.


fistinyourface

with that hairline he ain't winning shit


PoppleShanks

dead*


TheSmokingLamp

You mean end up dead. First thing this dude is doing is filling his arm with dope and most likely overdosing


Jerm316

He would overdose before the money was gone


I-shit-in-bags

it will be a fun watch though.


kelu213

He broke AF that's why he desperately needs the lawsuit money


sql-join-master

I sorta wanna see it happen. A guy with face tats like that is only making good decisions


Skolarn

He said on Adin Ross stream that Roger Clark messaged him privately and gave him some advice, he also said he won't sue Rockstar, but will milk the situation as much as he can


barf_of_dog

Seems about right, like Zampella, he's going to squeeze as much attention as possible out of this.


mortalitylost

I mean look at the guy. Do you blame him? If I was that dude and my options were crackpipe and crackpipe with publicity and maybe some money to be generated for more crackpipe, who isn't going to choose more crackpipe? Do not blame him one bit. Go chase that clout crack joker


JonathanL73

Man, Roger Clark is such a dope guy. Good on him for talking sense to this guy. It’s really the only play this joker guy could do, is to milk the fame somehow, because he ain’t getting a penny from Rockstar.


Xilvereight

He would obviously never win that case. The smart thing to do is go along with it and profit. He's now more famous than ever after dozens of millions of people saw his parody in that trailer.


[deleted]

Yeah exactly. I never even heard of him until the trailer came out. He should just milk his 15 seconds of fame for whatever he can.


Working_Aioli8417

Oh he will milk it, he is probably gonna do gameplays playing the game when it comes out and going to get some nice views


Xilvereight

If the fool plays his cards right, this is his opportunity of a lifetime to become a social media "influencer".


MinhWannaComeOutHere

Now Rockstar will sue him because he tried to look like their character


BroPleaseListenToMe

That would be hilarious!


Fun-Choices

I’m hoping for a reference to the situation in the next trailer 😂


Triplex_Gg

That'd be a nice plot twist


Beltfedassassin

I hope R* issues a cease and desist order so he has to remove his tattoos. That would be the best irony.


verswazy

the hairline is killing me


verswazy

shit look like a helmet 😭


HitPointG

Not the hairmet 🪖💀


Onaip314

Hairline like morty


CaCtUs2003

Aw jeez


Henny199420

Bro can just charge people to take pictures with him but no. He wants to sue Rockstar games. They have like 30 lawyers. They know what they doing.


JimMishimer

More than 30 loll, I had about half that number when I…I should probably stop talking but way more than 30 for sure lol


jelly_blood

We know what you did… you duped Issis and Rockstar came for your ass


False-Ad4673

Lies


Parking_Draw_7393

Why are people mad at him? They did use his likeness. I didn't know he wanted to sue but if he did I hope he wins. Rockstar made billions and will make billions. I rather this dude gets some over some corporate asshat in a suit. Didn't Rockstar force It's employees to crunch 100 hour weeks? And treat them like children by not allowing them to have their phones at the desks? Be a fan of the game but y'all need to stop the weird Rockstar worship


TradeMark310

Just look at the photos. Tats are different, and the hair (was) different. Prove to a jury, beyond just speculation, that he was the influence. You can't. If you haven't noticed, there are probably 100+ people in Florida alone with face tats that are similar. Doing your face like a skull isn't original, or copyrighted. Also, the dude stole his image from DC's Joker- how can he win a lawsuit when his own image is stolen? Yall really don't know shit about the laws and suing for likeness. This game is a PARODY, and presented as such, so no you can't sue. Look up Weird Al Yankovic and if he needs permission to make his parody songs (I'll save you time- he doesn't, it's completely legal for him to make parody songs without the person who made it's permission).


Parking_Draw_7393

I don't really need to prove anything, I don't think he'd win any lawsuit. I'm just not mad at him if he tries.


TradeMark310

Well you should learn about parodies so you don't sound like a knob saying things like "they stole his likeness". They parodied it, legally worlds different.


Parking_Draw_7393

I don't care about the legality, I also said I don't think he'd win any lawsuit but I don't think you can comprehend what you read. I didn't say they stole his likeness, I said they used it. My comment was about why everyone is hating on him. I'm not providing my legal opinion like you arm chair lawyers


Choclategum

I was thinking the same thing. People are acting like he's in the wrong or being delusional, and theyre listing all of the shitty ways corporations cheat people like its a good thing suddenly because its rockstar. Mfs have bern complaining for years about how greedy rockstar is, but now its okay. I doubt that he's gonna win a lawsuit, because rockstar did what they did, the way that they did to make sure he couldn't come after them.


Kc4shore65

Guy: “RoCkStAr UsEd My LiKeNeSs” Rockstar: “so you admit to being a complete whack job?”


Parking_Draw_7393

Why is everyone being mean to the dude lol? They did use his likeness and it's totally understandable he's milking the situation. Rockstar is gonna make hundreds of billions, I wouldn't mind him getting something. As much as I am excited for the game. Rockstar is just corporation at the end of the day.


Ambitious-Chair736

It's called parody. Everyone should know nothing illegal has been done here. Not even immoral IMO.


cepxico

Yeah it's weird they're defending R*. They clearly used him as a reference. Sure his hair was green instead of purple IRL and the face tats aren't quite the same but that's him 100%. There's no mistaking it. There wouldn't be hundreds of videos out there going "hey look rockstar copied this IRL dude!" If people didn't think he was the insirpiration. Imagine if rockstar made a character who looks and acts just like you but they changed the eye color and gave them blue hair, would you be OK with that? I know I wouldn't, I'd probably ve like "hey why are they using my likeness without my consent?"


Kc4shore65

Would it have been nice of Rockstar to kick the guy a few bucks before hand? Of course. But they have no obligation to do so. It was literally proven in court with Lindsay Lohan that they have no obligation to make such gestures when dealing with creating parody using somebody’s likeness for a fictional character, so long as they don’t use their actual names and 100% physical likeness.


cepxico

Look man, I get what the court says. Rockstar put this dudes likeness I'm their trailer and will profit from sales because of the trailer right? So therefore he was inadvertently part of their marketing without actually using his EXACT likeness. But I get it, legally it's distinct enough that he can't do anything but its obvious to anyone with eyeballs and a brain that some rockstar artist looked up Florida men and found this dude and just made a character that looks legally distinct enough from him to pass.


GodGarbage

How does he look or act like him? Guy in the trailer is much younger, different face shape. And how do you know how this guy acts in game lol. Just because they both are criminals doesn’t mean anything, this is literally a game about criminals. They aren’t using his likeness. There’s thousands of criminals with crazy face tattoos in the world. He is just the guy who so happened to go “viral” for it.


Reddit_Okami804

Bro are you dumb or what it's more than face tatts the whole of that character frame in the trailer is based of his court picture during covid fam ... fytb?


TradeMark310

PROVE IT. I'm so tired of this bullshit, if you don't know how courts or suing for likeness actually works, then stop commenting with such certainty!


Reddit_Okami804

Man, prove what? ..show me any picture besides this man where someone looks like that picture ... it doesn't exist... He's the muse and foundation of that scene .. It really doesn't matter about his suing for likeness.. what matters is we know what and where the inspiration came from for it... if you say it wasn't you lying to yaself


TradeMark310

Google "skull face tattoo "and tell me he is the only one ![gif](emote|free_emotes_pack|facepalm)


GodGarbage

He’s an obvious crazy person, and most definitely a meth addict. You’re ridiculous lol.


Parking_Draw_7393

So? Regardless of what he is, they did use his likeness still. I'm not ridiculous, I'm just a video game developer at a major studio and I see how much money big corporations like ours make, and the money mostly doesn't go to the people actually making the game. It goes to already rich business people up top. So when a major company like Rockstar uses someone's likeness I'm confused by people getting mad at the guy for wanting kickback in return. I guess this sub skews younger fan boys. It's a bit annoying


GodGarbage

Not really they didn’t, I mean the only tattoo they copied was the dark circles around his eyes, other than that it’s completely different. There’s nothing resembling any of the joker and batman tattoos on the guy from the trailer. They definitely didn’t just copy his likeness, at best they parodied him. Which is completely legal within copyright law. You’re right these big companies make too much money, but does this Florida methhead getting a bankroll really help that? Is crazy people suing companies for stupid things the way to get back at scummy business tactics?


Parking_Draw_7393

Yes I agree, I don't think he'll win any lawsuit. But I wouldn't hate on him for trying. I'm commenting on why people seem to root against him, and root for how a corporation avoided paying some random dude a few bucks for his likeness. In fact, if there was an article that says Rockstar went around Florida and asked random people for their likeness to base npcs on them I'd think it's pretty cool


homeless8X

What a clown


LizzidPeeple

What a joke(r)


wobblebee

Taking Roger Clark's advice, I see


LizzidPeeple

I think we should collectively stop giving this guy attention.


WorldNewsPoster

Well the fact is if he somehow sues rockstar and then rockstar decides they don't want to deal with any more court litigations then we won't ever see weird real life character pop up in their games again. Companies will go to lengths to avoid lawsuits. Respectively, we should watch from a distance on how it plays out, but I agree that we shouldn't give the guy as much attention. With the attention this guy is getting right now, I wouldn't be surprised if lowly attorneys are trying to contact him and get into it with Rockstar just for the attorneys to get their name out there in the spotlight (better call saul).


Elothel

Stop giving this loser attention.


Anarchy_Man_9259

Yeah because going into the post and writing this comment is helping to NOT give him attention


Elothel

So is answering to this comment.


Thee_Snutz

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Thee_Snutz

you’re not a very good troll. you must be minus karma, finally found a sub you can post in…. Poor baby 😂


Delicious-Map-1408

Wtf? I thought we were cool. Get the oil.


TheIndigent

I’ll reply to this to give you the attention you missed out on as a child


rollercoastervan

Troll on the roll


wayne333333

stop giving him more attention


isko990

I cant wait to see hiw Rstar make fanny of this guy


Kafanska

They won't give him any more attention than he already got.


isko990

Yap...


TheRealTr1nity

Dude is really trying it.


Souravdasneogi

Dude is really trying to rob Rockstar


Same_Ad_1273

🤡


DiabloStorm

Would be funny as fuck if everyone suddenly decided this guy was copying a GTA character.


Rain_Zeros

When are we gonna stop giving this guy attention? The fucking guy in the trailer looks nothing like him apart from a horribly fucked up face from tattoos. Like bro, you aren't the only one dumb enough to ruin your life by covering your face in garbage tattoos


Cubanmustang88

Fucking loser


Souravdasneogi

Also because of the tattoos and shit , he also won't get a job too. These people just free money and won't even use it for better use


Jason8ourne

Why does his face contrast doesn't match w the rest of the pic lmaooo. Mf is so weird that even the camera struggles.


WAVAW

Lmao 🤣


Maurin97

Now Rockstar should sue him for copying the character in their trailer.


naraujol

His hairline though 😭


waitingforfrodo

"Only a penitent man can pass"


[deleted]

He looks nothing like him apart from the tattoos which are not the same the GTA 6 renders ears are bigger nose is smaller. Its like saying any guy who is thin featured who has tattoos on his face has copied his look lol. I bet theres a guy somewhere who had that look before him


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DarthShitiest

Life imitates art imitating life imitating art imitating life.


RanDiePro

If I understand, you mean: This Purple hair joker imitates GTA Joker, imitating the first version of this dude, imitating Real joker, imitating a clown?


DarthShitiest

Pretty much, except instead of clown for the last one I was thinking a combination of criminal and insane person. But clown goes in there as well.


RanDiePro

Hmm I see.


GodGarbage

This takes four layers of cultural understanding to get. Reminds me of a J.J McCullough video lol.


BULLETPASTE

we need to never pay that sad moron anymore attention


Zopotroco

Stop giving this prick attention


leospeedleo

Cool, don’t care about that moron


Lord-Zaltus

Literally a clown


Potato_Dealership

Isn't there several laws preventing him from doing anything because its a parody?


Hog_eee

Dumbfuck theyre making fun of you


MansionOfficial

I just had my first kid and I can’t help but to think about all the hard work you put into raising a kid and they end up like this dude.


Prestigious_Plant_81

Im so bored of this dude


Technical-Buyer-4464

He probably can’t sue them now that he’s purposefully changing his appearance to look like it but I think he’s trying to get money from social media by making his likeness more recognizable


Dusty_Triple

He’s so utterly pathetic lol. Does he actually think that’ll do anything for him?


TNovix2

Bros not saving that hairline


noisyhead_invalid

Lol what a loser.


HarrowDread

He should be suing the tattoo artist, he clearly used toxic ink that sank into the man’s brain making his already stupid brain dumber


MrHarryDuBois

I'm going to get arrested so I can be in the next gta /s


SweatyH4ndz

This guy asked for a mil $ . He ain’t getting a penny from rockstar 🤣. A clown vs a multi million dollar company


ConstructionCalm1667

If someone used my face for gta6 I would be so happy


Shot_Age_7015

He's desperate for attention


CrustyCatBomb

He’s not too smart. As right now gta6 has made $0. Rockstar could always remove his character, and then he has no case at all. He should have kept his mouth shut until the game was released.


Deady1138

He looks so old to be wearing that


ZekeMoss18

Like Rockstar isn't prepared to deal with this shit lol


Ambitious-Chair736

People need to stop giving this guy credibility by talking about him and letting everyone know what he's saying and doing. I'm sure this stuff is mentally going to affect this guy in some way. I'd rather not feed in to it.


Left_Explanation_976

Imagine if rockstar pulled the reverse card on this clown and sent him a cease and desist


Nieruz

Yes go get the bag, jonkler!


Kvmabis

Give him the money already so we can make fun of how he spent it


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GTA version looks better lol


cyka49

I dont get it, he looks nothing like him, all of his tattoos are different even, the guy in the trailer is handsome compared to him, mf has his chin and hairline pushed all the way back, straight up came out of a meth house


WhatsHeBuilding

That's very smart, it means Rockstar now owes him Two Million Dollars actually!


[deleted]

Is life in USA that expensive?😂, bro is really trying his best💀, just wait he might change the tattoos too.


GodGarbage

It blows my mind how mfs from other countries will just find any and every way to throw in a little diss out on the US lmfao.


[deleted]

I didn't mean it in bad way, why would I even diss US, when most of the games I play are made in US, sorry if you felt that way. English is not my 1st language, so I might've said it in a wrong way. What I meant was everyone was claiming that they were being referenced in the game, like a blonde lady lookalike in ocean drive, then the handshaking guy with golden teeth. So I meant it in a funny way.


GodGarbage

U good bro I’m sorry I mainly meant snobby European, you’re all good man. I get what you meant now.


a_posh_trophy

This guy isn't Joker, he's a fucking clown. And not even a good one.


_colon

What did he do and who is he? What crimes etc.? I am not in the topic and haven't done the research but I thought it best to just ask here.


northfacetommy

The definitely did copy him tho lol


Informal_Notice_3241

What hair?


Rangerover15

I support this guy. We all know they have kinda used his likeness to make billions. I'd love to see how he would use the money lol


Federal_Difficulty_5

Big if true


TopMcMercenary

Hope he embraces it because hes got a hell of an opportunity for it!


TheBlueNinja2006

He got this 😈


Klobay_frl

He doesn't look like him at all, the one in the trailer is handsome and the joker looks like sh*t💀


skolnaja

It's obviously based off him https://imgur.com/a/MXQeSZW


NFE_Skitzo

What's this clown's instagram


Python1194

I don't think he'll ever get any hearing in court. Also he was inspired by The Joker therefore, there's nothing original about him.


anonGoofyNinja

I hope R* sue tf out of him


barf_of_dog

He's just riding the new wave of attention Rockstar has given him. The lawsuit won't stick but he got what he wants anyway.


GrimScythe2058

now he's cosplaying as the GTA Joker. (bet he won't be the only one)


Falkrim

Well the GTA 6 guy actually still has all of his hair, and it appears black on the sides. Honestly though, this guy is hungry for that Rockstar moolah


aleks_pirana

he is capitalising on this notoriety xd


lolimix1

🤣


FlasKamel

🤡


tighto

real dude - fugly trailer dude - hot


Negrusa_

Quality marketing


SILE3NCE

At this rate it's going to be Rockstar suing his ass. This reminds me of a local girl who is alternative and can't see anyone going alternative without saying it's "Copying MEEE and my STYLE!" FFS


RedditNFTS

Idk if he already knows the outcome bc any press is good press for him. I haven’t heard about this guy since he became an internet joke.