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50 cent sues TACO BELL yo
Oh No They Didn't! — ... Taco Bell intended, many customers believed that 50 Cent had agreed to endorse Taco Bell's products. Indeed, postings on numerous Internet 'blogs' castigated 50 Cent for 'selling out' by his apparent endorsement of Taco Bell," the lawsuit said. Since his debut album in 2003, 50 Cent has built a business with a record label, a clothing and footwear line, ringtones and video games. He has also starred in a movie based on his life, "Get Rich or Die Tryin'." sauce: http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080723/music_nm/lawsuit_dc;_ylt=Al5hZDJgquXbIJBICqfXQCpxFb8C

Fiddy vs Taco Bell: Run For The Border!
Celebrity gossip juicy celebrity rumors Hollywood gossip blog from Perez Hilton — 50 Cent filed a lawsuit against Taco Bell on Wednesday. What's the beef? The rapper claims the fast food chain made him the star of its hip-hop themed ad campaign without his permission and (more importantly) without paying him a fee. 50 Cent, whose real name is Curtis Jackson, accuses the Mexican-style fast food chain of "diluting the value of his good name" and employing a guerrilla advertising campaign to fool consumers into thinking he had endorsed the chain, said the lawsuit, filed in ...

50 Cent suing Taco Bell for ridiculous marketing campaign
Cele|bitchy — ... the rapper to change his name to “79 Cent,” “89 Cent” or “99 Cent,” the lawsuit said. The letter was designed to promote the company’s “79-89-99 Cent Why Pay More” campaign, while avoiding the multimillion dollar fee the rapper might have charged to use his name, the lawsuit said. The letter was eventually sent to the rapper, but only after it had been circulated to reporters, the lawsuit said. [From Yahoo! News] The lawsuit also notes that customers believed that 50 Cent was in a ...

50 Cent Sues Taco Bell For “Diluting the Value of His Good Name”
Rolling Stone : Rock and Roll Daily — ... Rapper 50 Cent is suing Yum! Brands, and more specifically Taco Bell, after the fast food chain used his moniker in a hip-hop themed ad campaign without asking his permission or paying him a fee. In the lawsuit, Fiddy accuses the Bell of “diluting the value of his good name” when they encouraged the rapper to change his name to “79 Cent,” “89 Cent” or “99 Cent” in an open letter addressed to 50 and distributed to the press. It’s kind of like when Dr. Pepper penned that open letter to Axl Rose, offering free DP ...

50 Cent says Taco Bell stole his endorsement
In Case You Didn't Know — ... that 50 Cent had agreed to endorse Taco Bell’s products. Indeed, postings on numerous Internet ‘blogs’ castigated 50 Cent for ’selling out’ by his apparent endorsement of Taco Bell,” the lawsuit said. Since his debut album in 2003, 50 Cent has built a business with a record label, a clothing and footwear line, ringtones and video games. He has also starred in a movie based on his life, “Get Rich or Die Tryin’.” Source WENN ...