Katherine
Heigl, Duane Reade end lawsuit over actress' photo
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[August 28, 2014]
By Nate Raymond
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Actress
Katherine Heigl and Duane Reade have come to an agreement in a
lawsuit accusing the New York pharmacy of improperly posting to its
social media accounts a paparazzi photograph of her leaving one of
its stores.
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A lawyer for Heigl, who starred in the film "Knocked Up" and
television show "Grey's Anatomy," confirmed Wednesday a deal was
agreed with the Walgreen Co-owned chain to resolve the lawsuit,
filed in April in New York federal court.
The terms are confidential, but a statement from Heigl's lawyer
Peter Haviland called it "mutually beneficial."
As part of the deal, he said, Duane Reade will make a
contribution to a foundation focused on animal welfare,
established in 2008 after Heigl's brother was killed in a car
accident.
According to the lawsuit, Heigl was photographed in March near a
Duane Reade store while she was in New York filming a pilot
episode for a new television series.
Duane Reade posted the photo on its Twitter and Facebook
accounts with captions advertising the store without her
approval, the complaint said.
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The 15-page lawsuit cited a tweet that Heigl claimed Duane Reade
posted in March. "Love a quick #DuaneReade run? Even @KatieHeigl
can't resist shopping #NYC's favorite drugstore," it said.
The lawsuit sought at least $6 million in compensatory and punitive
damages.
Representatives for Walgreen did not immediately respond to a
request for comment.
Heigl is set to return to television in November in a new NBC
series, "State of Affairs," in which she plays a CIA analyst who
advises the president of the United States.
(Reporting by Nate Raymond in New York; editing by Gunna Dickson)
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