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Lawrence “Florida Joker” Sullivan has once again put out a message to Rockstar Games over the upcomingGrand Theft Auto 6, but he seems to be dropping his threats of legal action. Sullivan’s mugshot went viral in 2017 due to his facial tattoos baring a resemblance to The Joker of DC Comics fame, and he would gain newfound infamy shortly after Rockstar released the first trailer for the long-awaitedGrand Theft Auto 6back in December. Included in this trailer was a brief shot of a similarly tattooed criminal being taken to court, and Sullivan quickly accused Rockstar of stealing his look.
Over the past few months, Lawrence Sullivan posted numerous videos on social media demanding that Rockstar pay him for his apparent parody inGrand Theft Auto 6, drawing plenty of commentary and derision from people likeRed Dead Redemption 2actor Roger Clarkalong the way. As the months went on, Sullivan would increase the amount of money in his demands, claiming that his notoriety has drawn attention to the game and threatening a lawsuit if Rockstar wouldn’t contact him in time.
Lawrence “Florida Joker” Sullivan posted yet another message to Rockstar Games onTikTokearlier this week, but this time he is no longer threatening to sue the developer overGrand Theft Auto 6. Instead, he repeated hisprevious offer to voice theGTA 6characterhe is supposedly based on and wants to be paid about $50,000 or $100,000 for this. He also offered to do promotional work onceGTA 6launches in 2025, such as meet-and-greets and signing autographs at conventions like Comic-Con.
Florida Joker Now Wants To Work With Rockstar On GTA 6
As Sullivan himself noted in his latest message, Rockstar Games and parent company Take-Two Interactive have yet to respond to his repeated messages and threats of a lawsuit. This is hardly the first time that Rockstar has been accused of stealing someone’s likeness for aGrand Theft Autocharacter, as Lindsay Lohan once sued Rockstar overGTA 5character Lacey Jonasin 2014. This case was eventually dropped in 2018, and any legal action from the Florida Joker would likely have a similar outcome due to theGTA 6NPC in question not being an exact match to his tattooed likeness.
It looks like Sullivan himself is aware of this, as he is now shifting away from hisprevious threats of suing Rockstarin favor of offering to voice theGrand Theft Auto 6character he claims was modeled after and helping to promote the game at launch. It isn’t clear if Rockstar will respond to this new message, but the story of the Florida Joker andGrand Theft Auto 6has been almost as wild and unusual as anything taking place in theGTAgames.
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