Seems like it had to be only a matter of time before the porn industry was all over the Fifty Shades of Grey phenomenon. Not to mention before they got slapped with a lawsuit for being all over it. TMZ is reporting that Universal Studios -- which holds the movie rights to E.L. James' series -- is now suing three XXX companies, claiming they illegally made an unauthorized film -- called Fifty Shades of Grey: A XXX Adaptation -- as well as bootleg Fifty Shades-themed sex toys.
Apparently, Universal, along with Fifty Shades Ltd., say the porno isn't a parody ... and therefore, it's not protected under the First Amendment. SO lame!
I totally get and respect Universal's right to lay claim to the Fifty Shades of Grey movie that we've all been freaking out over for eons before it actually gets cast or starts shooting. But to tweak out over Fifty Shades of Grey-inspired PORN? Not only does the porn industry always riff on whatever the zeitgeist is in a tongue-in-cheek way, but never before has the zeitgeist so perfectly fit into porn. Come on! We're talking about a BDSM love story! It's almost as if Fifty Shades of Grey was "born" to be porn.
While this suit is likely totally legit, it just comes off as kinda ridiculous and almost -- dare I say it? -- insecure that Universal is going after Fifty Shades of Grey: A XXX Adaptation, which I would imagine couldn't possibly be anything like what the legit, probably waaaay cleaned up and toned down R-rated adaptation is bound to be. And yet the suit asserts:
The first XXX adaptation ... does not comment on, criticize, or ridicule the originals. It is a rip-off, plain and simple. By lifting exact dialogue, characters, events, story, and style from the Fifty Shades trilogy, [producer] Smash Pictures ensured that the first XXX adaptation was, in fact, as close as possible to the original works.
Puhleeease! If they're really that threatened by a cheesy porn, I guess we better not get our hopes up for the real deal! Or, hmm ... maybe that means we should?
What do you think about this lawsuit -- silly or makes perfect sense?
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I agree with Olive..i hate that these books are considered porn....ridiculous!
That's the funniest thing I have EVER READ.
50 Shades was based on Porn "oh look at me super secret slut virgin, oh look at you super sexy sexual rich man, let have lots of sex where you hurt me and humiliate me and I love evey second of it"
Sounds like a porn to me.
They just need the funds to get their ridiculous movie off the gound
Tanya.... Have you read the books? The first one is a little messed up but there is a huge story behind it. What happened to Christian, Ana and Christian's love, etc... The 2nd and 3rd book are great. Christian falls in love with Ana and changes. It is not porn in my eyes. It is getting that image because of Hollywood blowing up on it.Just like everything in Hollywood getting blown out of this world!