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NEW YORK — Woody Allen agreed Monday to a $5 million settlement in his lawsuit accusing American Apparel of using an image parodying him as a rabbi in ads without his permission.
The settlement, to be paid by American Apparel Inc.’s insurance company, was announced on the morning a trial was to start in federal court in Manhattan.
American Apparel president Dov Charney told reporters it wasn’t his decision to settle. The Los Angeles-based company’s insurance company “controlled the defense” in the case, he said.
Allen, 73, sued the clothing company last year for $10 million after the ads turned up. The suit claimed “blatant misappropriation and commercial use of Allen’s image.” The Associated Press
