Arenas suing ex to block TV show

Jonathan Ernst/Reuters; Avid Exposure Public Relations Add Gilbert Arenas name to the NBA players (Dwight Howard and Chris Bosh) suing to keep their ex from spilling all their dirty little deeds on Basketball Wives. Gilbert’s ex, Laura Govan has already started shooting for the L.A. edition of the show but but Arenas is trying to block her appearance. A suit was filed on Thursday in Los Angeles federal court by Arenas: The suit accuses Govan and production company Shed Media US of trademark infringement, false advertising and misappropriation of the star’s likeness, among other claims. “The presence of the defendant Govan and the title of the show is an obvious reference” to the NBA star, of the Orlando Magic, his lawyers wrote. As marketed, the show is “likely to mislead or confuse consumers that defendant Govan is either married to Plaintiff and/or has special insight into Plaintiff’s current life,” the suit states. Laura rec...