Thursday, February 17, 2011

Author of The Help Sued

Kathryn Stockett, author of the bestselling novel The Help is being sued by her brother's maid. Ablene Cooper has been a maid for Stockett's brother for several years and alleges that Stockett used “an unauthorized appropriation of her name and image" in the novel. Ablene is referring to one of Stockett's main characters, Aibilene Clark. Cooper is suing for $75,000.

See the full article at the New York Times.

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