Guyana recently named Angela Bassett a Tourism Ambassador of Antigua and Barbuda along with Dawn Lewis a fellow actress. In response to the Antigua and Barbuda Department of Tourism’s unauthorized use of Bassett’s image, Bassett’s attorneys, who are representing the “Black Panther” actress, issued a cease-and-desist letter.
The letter was written by lawyers from Fox Rothschild LLP, and In the letter, it is demanded that the Tourism Board immediately discontinue utilizing Bassett’s name or image in any marketing or publicity initiatives. This applies up until the parties sign a typical Release Agreement approving such usage.
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The deadline for the Tourism Board to confirm receiving the correspondence is May 15.
Bassett who has a successful career in acting where she worked in major films and established a name for herself that will be remembered in the history of Hollywood as a powerhouse and an icon in the movie industry, had recently traveled to Antigua & Barbuda in the Caribbean.
The Chief of Staff of the Office of the Prime Minister, Ambassador Lionel Hurst, commented on the development during a post-Cabinet media briefing and clarified that the lawyer from the letter is aiming to guarantee two things, ” First, that there are no tax liabilities attached to Angela Bassett’s agreement or agreeing to be a tourism ambassador, and second, if you are a US citizen and you agree to act on behalf of a foreign government, you also require in some instances a license almost from the State Department listing you as a foreign agent.”
He maintains that all the attorneys are trying to do is make sure she has” no liability attaches to her”.
