What do you think?

[kissofghost]

Hey Guys,

I've a professional question and I hope that someone of you can help me.
I'm a writer and when I sketched the plot of my new novel, I thought that it could be amazing to give to my main character, Eva Gordon an FBI profiler, Jennifer Love Hewitt's physical features. The matter is: I must contact the actress for her authorization? Obviously, my history does not defame Jennifer in any way.
My lawyer has said to me that since she's a famous actress, I don't need her permission, but I am not sure of it. Moreover, Love's name is also a registered trade mark and in the novel I've written her full name when I described my heroine. I've almost finished this story and my editor is very interested on it. Please, can you help me? Do you know how I can contact Jennifer?

Thank you


Diana Jennifer

[bigbear]

Agency:
Endeavor
310.248.2000 This info I got off her official website. you can try to contact her agent thru them.

[Trotter]

I really think it would be next to impossaible to contact Jennifer, you could try through the CBS website.

But I do wish you all the luck in the world with your project.

[SarahLove]

Like Dave said, I hope your dreams come true....

[kissofghost]

Thank you, my friends, for your support...I wonder, the dreams sometimes comes true...

[i love love]

If you're simply using her name I doubt you'll have any trouble. If you try to represent (or misrepresent for that matter) Love personally within your story then you could run into trouble. It's very unlikely that you'll ever contact Love personally but for information I believe bigbear's offering is the more logical way to go. Endeavor and Untitled Management are who represent Love. CBS is only one of Love's jobs, CBS only represents Ghost Whisperer.

Here is the page bigbear is referring to:

http://jenniferlovehewittonline.com/producers.html

[kissofghost]

In my story I said that the resemblance among Eva Gordon (my main character) and Jennifer Love Hewitt is so marked people think that the two womens are twins. Pratically, Eva is Jennifer's double. For this I'm afraid that my novel could be a little "dangerous". Moreover, I'd want to give (or sell) my idea to Hewitt's production company. I've already written to her lawyer but I haven't received any reply, yet.
I'm very sad because I think that I will have rewritten my character. Some friends of mine said that Love will be happy to know that someone admire her so much, but I'm sure that I need her authorization before publishing the book. I'm writing another letter to her reps and her publicist and I hope to have some good news, one day!!!

Thank you, guys, for your support

[Trotter]

If you never have a dream you can never make it come true....

[SarahLove]

Please keep us up to date on how things go.....

[i love love]

If you're not writing about Hewitt you won't have any problem. If it's simply a resemblance you have no fear. The problem would be if you wrote a story that told a tale about Hewitt herself, something that readers could take as fiction.

[kissofghost]

Originally Posted by i love love

If you're not writing about Hewitt you won't have any problem. If it's simply a resemblance you have no fear. The problem would be if you wrote a story that told a tale about Hewitt herself, something that readers could take as fiction.

Oh thank you!!! Yeah it is only a resemblance. I haven't written any tale about Jennifer: I'm an honest writer and not a volture!!!

Thanks for your help!!!!!

[i love love]

You should be in great shape then. Another point for you would be your publisher. When it's accepted by a publisher they'll tell you if there is anything that need be corrected or altered. Good luck!

[Trotter]

Like Sarah said please keep us up to date on how you get on...