Florida Joker issues 3-day countdown threat and takes to cosplay in his war on GTA 6's supposed use of his likeness, then demands an 'extra million dollars' for his trouble
Say what you like about Lawrence Sullivan, also known as the Florida Joker, but you have to admire his tenacity. After calling Rockstar out for a character in the Grand Theft Auto 6 trailer who bore a resemblance to his own viral mugshot and demanding "a mil or two" in recompense, he's now upped the stakes even more, dying his hair purple and donning a prison jumpsuit in order to highlight the similarity between himself and Rockstar's character and demanding an «extra million dollars» too.
In a post to TikTok, Sullivan recorded himself—purple-haired and jumpsuited—standing in front of a YouTube search results page for «GTA 6 Joker,» with the results consisting entirely of videos about his campaign against Rockstar. Addressing the camera, Sullivan declares that he's giving GTA «the biggest free marketing you got in the entire history of running this GTA game, for that I want an extra million dollars.» You can find the full video below.
«Y'all are taking forever to respond back to me,» Sullivan tells Rockstar, before shifting focus to a YouTube thumbnail featuring both Sullivan's real-life (and pre-hair-dye) heavily tattooed face and the character who featured in the GTA 6 trailer. «You see that? Find another character. Find another person in Florida they portrayed that character from, and I'll wait! I will wait! GTA, we gotta talk!»
Now, while I think Sullivan is probably correct that Rockstar drew inspiration from his mugshot for the character that appeared in the GTA 6 trailer, I also think his cause is doomed. Nevertheless, Sullivan is still giving the company both barrels. «You think I'm playing? You got three days! Three days! Before my lawyers go crazy on this case!» The video was uploaded two days ago, meaning, I
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