In 2007, the real Syvette Wimberly, a resident of Houston, Texas, filed a lawsuit against a former high school classmate, (also known as Laura Madden Machala), and Vivid Entertainment Group .
Madden, who attended Kingwood High School with Wimberly, began using "Syvette Wimberly" as her professional stage name in adult films starting in 2004. syvette wimberly
Syvette Wimberly became the subject of national media coverage in 2007 due to a high-profile legal battle regarding identity misappropriation. In 2007, the real Syvette Wimberly, a resident
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The real Wimberly began receiving emails and phone calls from confused acquaintances and classmates who believed she had entered the adult film industry. Her attorney stated that the "cyberproliferation" of the name in adult film credits was damaging her reputation.