50 Cent Sues Taco Bell
Source: www.celebritysmackblog.com
50 Cent is suing Taco Bell after they used his name in a marketing ploy to advertise their prices.
Taco Bell President Greg Creed officially asked the rapper to change his name from 50 Cent to 79 Cent, 89 Cent or 99 Cent and promised $10K to his favorite charity if he agreed. He wrote,
“We know that you adopted the name 50 Cent years ago as a metaphor for change. We at Taco Bell are also huge advocates for change. We encourage you to ‘Think Outside the Bun’ and hope you accept our offer.”
You had to admit, it was funny, but you knew he would never do it.
Well Fiddy isn’t laughing. He’s pissed that his fans are accusing him of being a sellout and he feels the company used his name to sell their products. He’s asking for $1 million.
Lawsuit documents read,
“Taco Bell traded on the name of the world’s biggest hip-hop star to draw attention to its new, hip-hop-based advertising campaign, and thereby generated massive publicity for its business.”
I’m sure Taco Bell is still loving all this attention. A piddly million was completely worth all the advertising they got from this - and then some.
