A company that makes a commercial with a person who does an excellent, realistic job of pretending to be a famous movie star could be sued by the real actor for the tort of:

a. intrusion.
b. defamation.
c. commercial exploitation.
d. none of the above, since public figures are often imitated by other actors.


c

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