Heidi Klum Mercilessly Sues Jobless Man?
posted by Giusepphine at
2/04/2009 
It's “People of Germany versus Heidi Klum!”
Germans are angry over supermodel Heidi Klum's heavy-handed approach of suing a jobless man who uses her photo for an advertisement.
Heinz Frank, a 45-year old unemployed butcher downloaded an image of Heidi Klum (as shown below) from the internet for a flier of a local dance in Chemnitz, Germany.
After learning that her image was used for business interest without her consent, Heidi Klum called on her lawyers to sue the butcher. She eventually won the case and has gained £2,000 for damages.
What's worst for the jobless butcher was that he did not know who the woman in the picture was: “I just though she looked nice and would be appealing on the advertising leaflet. It was all completely harmless.”
An honest mistake or not, it was not the issue now.
When people learned about the incident, they expressed sympathy for the man and Heidi Klum came under fire. People just couldn't understand why the top-earning supermodel with a Forbes-estimated annual income of £10 million did not give any consideration for the man who only gets £300 a month (when he was employed).
Because the poor butcher was unemployed and had no money to pay the millionaire supermodel, it was the German socialite and actress Jenny Elvers Elbertzhagen who paid the £2,000 for Heidi Klum.
“I read his story and just knew I had to help. He didn’t know it was her, didn’t make any money and I really do not understand why Heidi Klum has got all heated up over such a trifle,” says the actress.
Meanwhile, the jobless Mr. Frank was very grateful and has come to a realization: “It is nice to think that not all people in the world are like Heidi Klum.”
Germans are angry over supermodel Heidi Klum's heavy-handed approach of suing a jobless man who uses her photo for an advertisement.
Heinz Frank, a 45-year old unemployed butcher downloaded an image of Heidi Klum (as shown below) from the internet for a flier of a local dance in Chemnitz, Germany.
After learning that her image was used for business interest without her consent, Heidi Klum called on her lawyers to sue the butcher. She eventually won the case and has gained £2,000 for damages.
What's worst for the jobless butcher was that he did not know who the woman in the picture was: “I just though she looked nice and would be appealing on the advertising leaflet. It was all completely harmless.”
An honest mistake or not, it was not the issue now.
When people learned about the incident, they expressed sympathy for the man and Heidi Klum came under fire. People just couldn't understand why the top-earning supermodel with a Forbes-estimated annual income of £10 million did not give any consideration for the man who only gets £300 a month (when he was employed).
Because the poor butcher was unemployed and had no money to pay the millionaire supermodel, it was the German socialite and actress Jenny Elvers Elbertzhagen who paid the £2,000 for Heidi Klum.
“I read his story and just knew I had to help. He didn’t know it was her, didn’t make any money and I really do not understand why Heidi Klum has got all heated up over such a trifle,” says the actress.
Meanwhile, the jobless Mr. Frank was very grateful and has come to a realization: “It is nice to think that not all people in the world are like Heidi Klum.”
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1 Comments:
Um, you do know that she is planning on giving the money to charity, right?
“If he uses a picture of Heidi it is normal for us to send him a bill. And a warning – we can’t allow just anyone to advertise with Heidi’s face who wants to,” Gunther Klum told BILD newspaper in Germany.
“We have asked Mr. F to donate the money to the Bethanien Children’s village in Bergisch Gladbach. If he complies with this then the issue is over.”
http://www.news.com.au/adelaidenow/story/0,22606,24731739-5001026,00.html
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