July 24th, 2008

50 Cent Sues Taco Bell

Apparently, 50 Cent won’t be in any commercials saying:

“Yo quiero Taco Bell.”

50 Cent is reportedly suing Taco Bell for using his name in a “guerrilla” advertising campaign for over $1 million in damages, according to Female First. The lawsuit claims:

“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.”

President Greg Creed of the fast food chain had requested Fifty Cent to change his professional name saying Taco Bell would donate $10,000 to his favorite charity if he agreed, writing:

“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.”

The rapper is pissed off now because his fans have been calling him a “sell-out” by agreeing to promote Taco Bell’s value menu, not realizing he never agreed to the ads. I’m sure 50 Cent is pissed, but the request from Taco Bell is kinda funny, isn’t it?

Check out Wendy talking about rapper 50 Cent suing Taco Bell in the video clip below - she’s a riot!

Photo Source: WENN


2 babblicious comments:

Anonymous said...

Any chance this could make taco bell quit showing that annoying drive thru rap commercial?? Here is my dream ending for it: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KU3hXcrQrl4

Anonymous said...

No I don’t think it’s funny. I think it’s corporate creepiness at its worst. Why doesn’t Taco Bell change their name to something more appropriate, like Taco Hell?

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