“Florida Joker” wants $1.2 million in compensation from Rockstar to obtain GTA VI likeness
Lawrence Sullivan, also known as”Florida Joker” made another post in response to his image as a character in GTA VI and demanded the payment of Rockstar Games.
The week before, Rockstar stunned players with its first official announcement of GTA VI with an unveiled trailer which showcased the amazing visual enhancements and introduced the major characters, and showed little glimpses of GTA VI’s vast open world. Although Vice City is now confirmed to return in the near future, GTA VI will likely include an entire world available to players.
In addition to looking stunning it also made a nod to a few iconic Florida images that inspired characters in the game, as well as activities and overall vibe.
It was well received by players, with those living in Florida commenting that the effort Rockstar has put into capturing the home of their family has been “too realistic,” however, this is Rockstar Games that we’re talking about, and was there any doubt?
Some people weren’t thrilled by the trailer. This includes Lawrence “Florida Joker” Sullivan and his likeness to Joker can be seen in a single image from the trailer. This scene refers to Sullivan’s famous mugshot that he was arrested for and quickly became an internet meme because of the appearance of Sullivan that resembles the DC comics character.
In the wake of his initial reply that he said “GTA, we gotta talk,” He’s now followed-up with a different one, only the second time he’s begs for hard, cold cash in order to keep his image active.
In the most recent TikTok message, he writes: “We got to discuss, GTA. We gotta talk. If you don’t, you have to offer me something like an ounce or two … Florida Joker isn’t going to do the money. My likeness was taken by y’all I’m dead.”
Rockstar Games hasn’t responded to his demands and won’t ever do so given they’ve got much bigger fish to eat.
GTA VI is scheduled to release in 2025 on Xbox Series X/S as well as PS5 to be and then follow up with an PC launch later on.
