HeyMissJude
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06:47 PM - Feb 15, 2023
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Goose
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In response to HeyMissJude.
This one is apparently not entirely accurate, and stems from some pretty lazy reporting by PBS.
02:52 AM - Feb 16, 2023
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CPfromCA
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With all due respect to Mark Fleischer, I don't know how he could possibly know who or if any 1 person served as inspiration for a character his grandfather created nearly 100 yrs ago.
Of course he's going to claim she's an amalgamation. He runs the Estate & doesn't want to invite potential lawsuits
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03:58 AM - Dec 17, 2023
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Goose
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Sure, but Esther Jones was 12 when Betty Boop debuted, and that picture is of someone else.
04:59 AM - Dec 17, 2023
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CPfromCA
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In response to Goose.
Right.

But the article also talks about Helen Kane suing. I'd always heard she was the inspiration for Betty, yet they denied that, too & prevailed.

Because they didn't want to pay a settlement to her, either.

It feels like the color they're really afraid of is green.
05:06 AM - Dec 17, 2023
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