Scarlett Johansson Hires Hollywood Lawyer in OpenAI Voice Fight

The Hollywood lawyer who helped Scarlett Johansson take on Walt Disney Co. is representing the actress in her fight with OpenAI over the use of a chatbot voice she says sounded like her.

John Berlinski, a partner at Los Angeles-based boutique Bird Marella whose clients include Brad Pitt, came to Johansson’s aid as she demanded the ChatGPT maker remove an AI voice that she said “sounded so eerily similar to mine.”

Johansson said Monday she was “forced to hire legal counsel” on the issue. She said she had turned down an earlier offer to voice an audio feature ...