According to the lawsuit, Sivero lived in an apartment complex in California next door to the writers of The Simpsons at the time he was preparing for Goodfellas.
“Even if Louie resembles Sivero, the Louie character contains significant transformative content other than Sivero’s likeness.
Frank Sivero’s battle with The Simpsons has finally come to an end.
“They knew he was developing the character he was to play in the movie Goodfellas,” stated the lawsuit, as reported in 2014.