rage of 26) 21977 TE 88 R FEM LAW GROUP Edie Menmalsie, State Bar No, 248941 18811 nage Soe Suit aan ‘opine: (14) 3960157 Fac (14) 64-8810 : Teepe: (6 36. Ae, ‘Attoreys for TONTBASIL. ST LosAngae : (aka Antonia Basilotta), Plaintiff AUG 81 207 i KZ Shen : 90% : A aq, Gaiee —~Cry 356 TOWSON SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES TONI BASIL (aka ANTONIA BASILOTTA), an) Case No. BC67 4491 : lee } vere Plaintiff, } COMPLAINT FOR: as } a YIOLATION OF CALIFORNIA CIVIL i NEWRAZOR & TIEENTERPRISES, LLC,a (2) VIOLATION Sr como LAW Delaware Limited Liability Company; RAZOR) "RIGHT OF PUBLICIT' ETIGDIRECTLLG.aNew York Linled) @) FALSE DESIGNATION OF ORIGIN Liability Company; RAZOR & TIE = 3 Aer seenoN ane ENTERTAINMENT, LLC, aNew YorkLimited } () TeniMtaL RACKET GERING (nico) Liability Company; RAZOR & TIE MUSIC, —} ) MAT eats LP., aNew York Limited Partnership; RAZOR (5) FEDERAL. RACKETEERING (Rico) & TIE MUSIC CORP,,a New York Corporation; ) WIRE FRAUD; RAZOR & TIERECORDINGS, LLG aNew |) (@ CALIFORNIA APENAL CODE §496(0); Ears Incl calcd coon R21} VIOLATION OF CALIFORNIA i" Boao BUSINESS & PROFESSIONS CODE FOREVER 21, INC, aDelaware Corporation, } Si 7a0Det sig, Saar ‘THE WALT DISNEY COMPANY, a Delaware : fi BS Corporation; NEW OPEN DOOR 5 a PRODUCTIONS, INC,, a Delaware Corporation; ) 28 ‘VIACOM INTERNATIONAL, INC. afk/a VEL) NETWORKS, a Delaware Corportation; } 8 CENTRAL PRODUCTIONS, LLG, aDelavare } 2 Limited Liability Company; and DOES 1-50, 8 inclusive, ) i Defendants » COMPLAINT ‘Doob 1 Faget 2 - Doo 1D = 17092457590 - Doo type = OnEage 2 of 26) FEMLAW GROUP 18811 entagin Stor Sate 240, Hantngion each, CAS2648. cttw Teed Cera een n R 4 15 16 ” 18 9 8 COMPLAINT Plaintiff, TONI BASIL, (legal name ANTONIA CHRISTINA BASILOTTA) professionally known as Toni Basil, brings this civil complaint and alleges as follows: NATURE OF THE ACTION AND RELIEF | ‘SOUGHT L Plaintiff, Antonia Basilotta, professionally known as Toni Basil (“Plaintiff” or “Basil”), files this action seeking an order from this Court providing for monetary damages arising from ‘Defendants’ actions and injunctive relief to enjoin Defendants from the commercial use of Plaintiff's voice, name, image, likeness, and/or persona without prior written consent, : THE PARTIES 2 PLAINTIFF, ANTONIA BASILOTTA, P/K/A TONI BASIL, is, and at all times relevant hereto was, a resident of the County of Los Angeles, State of California, whose principal place of ‘business is located in the County of Los Angeles, State of California. Plaintiff is a recording artist and choreographer credited with her most famous work, Mickey, which has been exploited and unlawfully licensed throughout the world over the last three decades, : 3. RAZOR & TIE DIRECT, LLC ("R&T Direct") is a New York Limited Liability Company. RAZOR & TIE ENTERTAINMENT, LLC (“R&T Entertainment") is a New York Limited Liability Company. RAZOR & TIE MUSIC, LP. is a New York Limited Partnership and RAZOR & TIE MUSIC CORP. is a New York Corporation (Both together referred to as "R&T Music"); RAZOR & TIE RECORDINGS, LLC ("R&T Recordings") is a New York Limited Liability Company. NEW RAZOR & TIE ENTERPRISES, LLC ("New R&T") is a Delaware Limited Liability Company. (Collectively all entities are referred to as "R&T Defendants") All R&T Defendants are believed to ‘have systematic and continuous contact in the State of California with the parent in the State of New York. R&T Defendants have held themselves out as having the legal right to grant third party licenses for Plaintiff's iconic sound recording of the 1980's hit song Mickey as well as the use of Plaintiff's voice, name, likeness, and/or persona, R&T’s last known address is 214 Sullivan Street, ‘#4A, New York, New York 10012. New R&T is registered as a foreign Delaware Limited Liability Company authorized to do business in California as a foreign corporation listing Lawrence J. Blakeage 3 of 26) asthe agent for service of process with an address within Los Angeles County of 100 North Crescent Drive, Garden Level, Beverly Hills, CA 90210. 4, DEFENDANTS FOREVER 21 RETAIL, INC. ("F21 Retail") isa California Corporation and FOREVER 21, INC. ("F21 Inc") is a Delaware Corporation duly authorized and licensed to conduct business in California. (Collectively referred to as “Forever 21 Defendants") Plaintiffs informed and believes that Forever 21 Defendants have a principal place of business located at 3880 N. Mission Road, Los Angeles, California 90031, 5. DEFENDANTS THE WALT DISNEY COMPANY (‘TWDC") isa Delaware Corporation authorized to do business in California asa foreign corporation listing Marsha L. Reed as the agent weer awe en ow 10} for service of process with an address within Los Angeles County 500 $ Buena Vista Street, Al} Burbank, CA 91521. 12] 5. DEFENDANTS NEW OPEN DOOR PRODUCTIONS, INC. and VIACOM 13} ‘INTERNATIONAL, INC: a/k/a VE1 NETWORKS are both Delaware Corporations; These entities 14] -are involved inthe production and distribution of the Los Angeles based RuPaul's Drag Race. 15} (Collectively "RuPaul Defendants") ;) 6. DEFENDANTS CENTRAL PRODUCTIONS, LLC (SouthPark Defndaits") isa 17) Delaware Limited Liability Company duly authorized and licensed to conduct business in 18| California. This entity is involved in the production and distribution of the animated, comedic 19} television show South Park 20] 7. Plaintiffs presently unaware of the true names and capacities of the defendants sued herein ~ 21 | asDoes 1 through 50, inclusive, and therefore sues suid defendants by such fictitious names 22 Plaintiff will amend this Complaint to allege the true names and capacities of such fcttiously 23|| named defendants when their names and capacities have been ascertained. Plaintiff is informed and FEMLAW GROW? 18511 Hantigion See Sate 240, Hunagion Dene, CA 92648. 241 ‘believes and based thereon alleges that each of the ficttiously named defendants is responsible in some manner forthe occurrences, acts and omissions alleged herein and that Plaintiffs damages 26) were proximately caused by their conduct. Hereinafter, all defendants (including the Doe | 27) defendants) will sometimes be referred to collectively as “Defendants.” LTBEITEreD R ‘COMPLAINT ‘boot 3 Bago ‘Doo ED = 1709145790 ~ Doo type + om