Jessica Simpson: Pretending a Stranger’s Baby Was Hers
The singer turned actress turned fashion designer was sued for posing with a fan’s baby. Really! Louisiana locals Christopher Hurst and Tracy Gregory sued Jessica Simpson, OK! Magazine and Getty Images for publishing a picture of Jessica posing with the couple’s baby boy without their permission.
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The saga began when Hurst took his son and teenage daughter to a meet-and-greet with Jessica at a shopping mall in Los Angeles in 2011. While the family was waiting in line, two people approached and asked if Jessica could take a picture with their baby. Six months later, one of those pictures appeared on the cover of OK! Magazine with the caption, “The star opens up about her beautiful girl.” Hurst and Gregory asked for $75,000 in damages, claiming that OK! Magazine intentionally misled its readers into believing that their son was actually Jessica’s daughter.