For years, America knew Alyssa Milano as the daughter of Tony Danza on "Who's The Boss?" Now America also knows that Milano is the boss. \n She got a federal district court in Los Angeles to order a Web site to remove nude photos of her. In addition, the Web site operator was ordered to pay her nearly $240,000, including $8,200 for attorneys' fees. \n Milano is perhaps the most active crusader among celebrities angry at having unauthorized nude photos appear on the Internet. Initially, she went after three Web sites that displayed pictures of her in the buff. Two of those sites agreed to out-of-court settlements that required them to remove the offending photos and not post any others. \n The third Web site, Nudecelebrity.com, is operated by John Lindgren of Minnesota and claims to have 1,000 nude photos of actresses, including Alicia Silverstone and Yasmine Bleeth. In April, Lindgren told the Los Angeles Times he would remove the photos when he got "something really serious" from Milano's lawyers. \n Apparently, Milano's lawsuit, in which she alleged misappropriation of identity and failure to compensate her for the use of her image, just wasn't considered serious enough. Lindgren never responded to it. As a result, U.S. District Judge Ronald Lew entered a judgment in the amount requested by Milano's lawyer. \n Soon after, all references to Milano were gone from Lindgren's site. \n The actress' lawyer, Mitchell Kamarck, said he expects to get the money awarded by the judge. He said Lindgren owns a house and reportedly earns $10.000 a month from his adult site. \n As for the pictures of Milano, not all of them are authentic, the lawyer said. Some merely combined Milano's head with someone else's body. Others, however, probably were still frames from the film "Embrace the Vampire," in which Milano starred and had a brief nude scene. \n Kamarck said proceeds from the suit will be used to start a new Internet site, Safesearching.com, which is supposed to be launched in mid-January. The site will be "family friendly and Hollywood friendly," the lawyer said, with links to official fan sites. \n Whether Lindgren would have received a fine or other penalties had he defended himself is open to speculation. Radio personality Dr. Laura Schlessinger lost a recent suit to remove nude photos taken of her after the offending site argued it was within its rights to post the photos.
All models were at least 18 years old at the time of their performance. 18 U.S.C. 2257 Record-Keeping Requirements Compliance Statement.
