TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – A judge ruled a 19-year-old Tuscaloosa woman who revealed her breasts in a “Girls Gone Wild” video must give her name to those she sued over the video, but does not have to disclose it publicly.
Circuit Judge Steve Wilson partially sealed the case last week, keeping the 19-year-old’s identity from being made public.
The woman, along with two others, filed suit in March claiming a “Girls Gone Wild” film crew persuaded them to expose their breasts when they were 17 years old and not of legal age. The other two dropped out of the case for fear of having their names revealed.
Defense attorney Timothy Cummins said the plaintiffs failed to produce evidence in the case.
“The plaintiffs want media coverage. They want to seek monetary status,” he said. “And now, they want to hide, and that’s not fair.”
The woman’s attorney, Calvin Rockefeller, said his concern is to keep her name out of the media, but agreed with the ruling.
Mantra Films, the California-based company that owns “Girls Gone Wild,” its CEO Joe Francis, and some Alabama video stores have been named in the suit. Rockefeller said Penthouse was recently added as a defendant.