I have updated the image gallery with some of Hayden's latest appearances including the World Music Awards held on Tuesday. Shes looking mature, elegant and full of energy whilst supporting her short new hairdo. I wonder what's up next for Miss Panettiere now that Heroes has had the chop too....

0 Comments | Posted on 19 May 2010 by Jess

‘Heroes’ sued by Comic Book Artist Jason Barnes, Comic Book Artist – NBC’s once critically-acclaimed series ‘Heroes’ has been canceled and now is being sued. ‘Heroes’ is being sued by Jason Barnes, a comic book artist. The graphic artist is also known as Jazan Wild. He is claiming the shows creators used a series he created about a carnival group or a ‘traveling circus of damned souls’ as the blue print for their fourth season.

‘Heroes’ just got the canceled by NBC. The show was a hit in its first season and was critically-acclaimed at the time. During its first season ‘Heroes’ pulled in an average of 14.5 million viewers. Unfortunately, for the future of the show, that was its height of popularity. Since then, its fans have fallen off. During the fourth and final season of the series, it brought in an average of 6.5 million viewers. And so, the show that made Hayden Panettiere a star aired its last show on February 8, 2010.


Now, graphic artist Jason Barnes has filed a multi-million dollar lawsuit against the network for ripping off his work. The storyline in question is in the fourth season of ‘Heroes’ in which a carnival group led by Samuel Sullivan (Robert Knepper) was introduced. Sullivan’s carnival gets stronger whenever he recruits someone into the Carnival who has abilities.

Celebrity blogger Perez Hilton obtained the court papers. The lawsuit was filed in the U.S. District Court of Los Angeles and states:

“The settings and the storylines are virtually the same. The main character in both stories leads a carnival of lost souls and outcasts. This dark character seeks to make his carnival more powerful by recruiting new members with special abilities. The appearance of some of the characters is also virtually identical to those in the plaintiff’s books… Even the dialogue is similar. Indeed, some of the scenes in Heroes appear as if the plaintiff’s books were used as storyboards by the defendants.”

The lawsuit seeks to prevent NBC from rebroadcasting the drama and seeks punitive damages for copyright infringement, intentional interference with prospective economic advantage, unfair competition and unjust enrichment, as well as compensation.

And so, the question is did the network ‘knowingly, willfully, recklessly and maliciously infringe’ on Barnes’ work? Is he entitled to damages? He thinks so. In fact, he thinks so to the tune of $60 million.

While you are contemplating the cancelation of the show and the fact that ‘Heroes’ is being sued by comic book artist Jason Barnes, you can watch the ‘Heroes’ season 5 trailer video below.

0 Comments | Posted on 19 May 2010 by Jess

0 Comments | Posted on 19 May 2010 by Jess

We have added some recent photographs to the gallery...

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Boxing match in Dusseldorf March 21st.
18th Annual Elton John AIDS Foundation's Oscar Viewing Party March 7th.
Hayden and friends At The Lakers Game March 9th.
Artists For Peace And Justice and Celebrate "The Cove" March 3rd.

0 Comments | Posted on 22 Mar 2010 by Jess