Woman Sues Porn Star Over Name

Choose your child's name carefully.

HOUSTON - A Houston-area woman filed suit against a porn star, claiming she stole her name, KPRC Local 2 reported Sunday. Lara Madden, 25, is an actress in the porn industry. She is a former Houstonian who has appeared in about a dozen X-rated movies under the stage name "Syvette Wimberly." That's the problem. The real Syvette Wimberly was one of Madden's classmates at Kingwood High School. The women knew each other in the ninth grade. Wimberly does not believe it's a coincidence that her old classmate is now using her name. Wimberly is suing Madden for invasion of privacy and emotional distress. Wimberly is also suing Vivid Entertainment, the porn distributor that produced Madden's videos. She's asking for monetary damages and an injunction to stop Madden from using her name. Wimberly declined to talk on camera. Her attorney said she's already received more publicity than she wanted in the first place.

Kingwood is an affluent suburb northwest of Houston. Syvette Wimberly is a good porn actress name.