PWInsider reports that the lawsuit over Randy Orton’s tattoos in the WWE 2K video game series has received a new trial date. After being postponed several times (due to the pandemic), the trial will now begin on September 20 at 9 am, before the Southern Illinois District Court (East St. Louis). It was scheduled for February 16, but was moved after a hearing last Wednesday.
As noted earlier, tattoo artist Catherine Alexander is suing WWE, Take-Two Interactive Software, 2K Games, 2K Sports, Visual Concepts Entertainment, Yuke’s Co., Ltd. and Yuke’s LA Inc. She claims to have not given permission for the work of art to be used in video games, which include tribal tattoos on Orton’s forearm, a Bible verse on his arm, a dove, a rose and a skull.