Pictures and Lawsuits

Since I happen to be an avid photography, this is something that I must mention to everyone that goes out to places and might have their photograph taken.

Club Dancer Sues Over Photo Identifying Him As Porn Star

by 365Gay.com Newscenter Staff

Posted: December 16, 2006 4:00 pm ET

(New York City) A man who works part time as a dancer at a New York gay club is suing the bar and the city's biggest LGBT club guide after his picture appeared in an ad identifying him as a porn star.

Alex Saez is a go-go dancer at Splash by night and worked in retail by day. But he says in his million-dollar lawsuit that the publicity over the ad for the club which called him a "Big City Video porn star" cost him his job at a children's clothing store.

Saez claims in the lawsuit that agreed to pose for the ad but with certain conditions.

"[He] accommodated the request provided that any images be used solely for one-time limited in-house distribution of flyers," the lawsuit charges in papers filed this week in court.

The documents say that was shocked to see the ads placed by Splash in HX magazine that identified him as a porn star named Alex.

The suit names both Splash and HX as defendants.

"[He] became the subject of gossip and innuendo at his workplace, and became deeply concerned that he would lose his job if his employers believed that he was a porn star," the documents filed by his lawyer said.

Splash is one of the biggest gay clubs in the country at 10,000- square feet. It regularly runs promotions such as "Full Frontal Friday" and "Stud Search".

Neither Splash nor HX have responded to the suit.





Just so that everyone knows, if you ever have your picture taken at clubs, bars, or social events, Please make sure you talk with the person that took the pictures and find out what they are going to be used for. If you don't agree with what they are going to using them for then you Must acknowledge this and tell the photographer that you do not want your picture used and want the negatives. Usually what might happen is they will blur out the faces of those that do not want their identities revealed in such pictures. Better be safe than sorry like the poor fella above and have to end up in court over something that just may have been prevented.