More than just the money, case tests limits of creative expression. Novels are works of fiction, so what happens when you insert a celebrity into your narrative?
If it’s Scarlett Johansson, you might get sued. According to The Independent, the American star is seeking damages from French author Grégoire Delacourt and publisher JC Lattès, after a fictional character that resembles her appeared in Delacourt’s novel, La première chose qu’on regarde (The First Thing We Look At).