CSI Writer Sued over Characters' Names

A writer for the TV show, CSI, found an interesting way to get back at people she doesn't like: she named less-than-flattering characters after her enemies. Now she has to pay the price as the real-life models are taking her to court, TMZ.com reports.

Sarah Goldfinger, who has been a writer for CSI since 2003, decided to name two characters after Scott and Melinda Tamkin who had allegedly screwed her in a real estate deal. The fictional Scott and Melinda were "engaged in a reckless lifestyle of sexual bondage, pornography, drunkenness, marital discord, depression, financial straights and possibly even murder," according to the lawsuit. Plus, Goldfinger supposedly made sure the actors who portrayed them looked like the real Tamkins, according to Yahoo.

Shortly before the episode "Deep Fried and Minty Fresh" aired, CBS changed the characters' last name to Tucker, but the original synopsis of the episode had already been on the Internet for months. Scott and Melinda Tamkin claim their business suffered financial damages. They want $6 million from CBS, Goldfinger and CSI's production company.

Watch the episode in question here.