One of the actresses in `` Innocence of Muslims '' -- the anti-Islam film that ignited a firestorm in the Muslim world -- is suing the producer of the film , Nakoula Basseley Nakoula , claiming she is a victim of fraud , invasion of privacy and misappropriation of her likeness . In a 17-page complaint filed Wednesday in Los Angeles Superior Court , the lawsuit from Cindy Lee Garcia also names YouTube LLC , the video-sharing website on which the video is posted , and its parent company , Google Inc. , as causing irreparable harm to Ms. Garcia for refusing to remove the content from their site . `` `` The lawsuit is not an attack on the First Amendment or the right of Americans to say what they think , '' but it demands the content be pulled off because `` Ms. Garcia in no way consented to the use of her performance , image or likeness in such an offensive and vile film , '' Garcia 's attorney , M. Cris Armenta , said in a statement . In an interview with CNN , Garcia said she spoke with the producer after the unrest began . `` He said he wrote the script because he wants the Muslims to quit killing , '' Garcia said . `` I had no idea he was doing all this . '' Actor : Anti-Islam filmmaker 'was playing us along ' Last week , Garcia told CNN she had been unaware that her voice was dubbed but the lawsuit alleges even further voice-over alternations of her on-camera dialogue . '' The producers ' representations that he `` intended to make an 'adventure film ' and that plaintiff would be depicted as a concerned mother , were false , '' the suit claims . `` Defendant ... made an anti-Islam propaganda film , in which plaintiff is falsely made to appear to accuse the founder of the Islamic religion of being a sexual deviant and child molester , '' the suit says . On Wednesday , 79 cast and crew members released a statement saying they were `` extremely upset and feel taken advantage of by the producer . '' They said they were `` shocked by the drastic rewrites of the script and lies that were told to all involved . We are deeply saddened by the tragedies that have occurred . '' The lawsuit seeks compensatory and punitive damages against Nakoula for invasion of privacy , fraud , negligence , and the intentional infliction of emotional distress . `` Ms. Garcia has lost her job , her privacy , and has suffered extreme distress over Nakoula 's acts , '' according to the lawsuit . According to the complaint , YouTube privately informed Ms. Garcia that it will not voluntarily remove the content of the video . Attorney Armenta said that on Thursday , she will seek an emergency temporary restraining order against Nakoula and YouTube , asking that the content be removed permanently . No let-up in protests over anti-Islam film . Garcia claims since the film 's backlash , she has received death threats and unable to visit her grandchildren out of fear that they will be harmed . Calls to representatives of Mr. Nakoula were not immediately returned . YouTube responded to e-mail inquiries from CNN with an e-mail stating : `` We are reviewing the complaint and will be in court tomorrow . '' Opinion : Should Google censor an anti-Islam video ?
Actress Cindy anti-Islam appears in `` The lawsuit is not an attack on the First Amendment or the right of Americans to say what they think , '' but it demands the content be pulled off because `` Ms. Garcia in no way consented to the use of her performance , image or likeness in such an offensive and vile film The Garcia film ignited a firestorm , and Garcia says she has received death threats . Lee Garcia is suing the film 's producer , saying she was lied to about the film 's intent . `` I had no idea he was doing all this , '' Garcia tells YouTube LLC .