Star Trek: DS9 Actress Loses Matchmaker Lawsuit

Trek Actress Loses Suit

A federal appeals court rejected a lawsuit by Star Trek: Deep Space Nine actress Chase Masterson (Leeta) against the dating service Matchmaker.com, ruling that a fake Internet profile posted with the star’s image was not the company’s fault, the Associated Press reported. The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said the personal profile information published on Matchmaker’s service is solely up to the user’s discretion and the company is immune from the lawsuit, the AP reported.

Masterson, whose real name is Christianne Carafano, sued Matchmaker after learning that an online profile using her photos had been created in 1999, the wire service reported. The profile included her home address, phone number and text stating she sought a dominant man with “a strong sexual appetite.” Masterson received calls and e-mails from would-be suitors, who believed the actress was looking for a date online. She said she felt unsafe in her home and moved to hotels in Los Angeles for months with her son, the AP reported.