Universal sued for cutting black couple from ‘Couples Retreat’ publicity posters
2009 comedy “Couples Retreat” — accusing leading man Vince Vaughn of trying to help silence him, according to reports.The 52-year-old actor said in a lawsuit filed Wednesday that he was “aghast” when he saw he and his co-star, Kali Hawk, chopped from publicity posters overseas, according to The Hollywood Reporter.“Rather than enjoy maximum visibility with the film’s release, Mr. Love was demoted to the proverbial ‘Invisible Man,'” the lawsuit said, referring to Ralph Ellison’s civil-rights novel.“Although Couples Retreat achieved a first-place box office opening weekend ranking, and went on a spectacular run that grossed more than $171 million worldwide, Universal Studios placed Mr.