Jay-Z may be one of the most powerful entertainers on earth, but the 40-year-old rap mogul recently lost a court dispute with a restaurant in New Castle, England.
The rap mogul, who raked an estimated $122 million dollars combined with the earnings of wife Beyonce last year, sued celebrity chef Terry Miller, over the use of the word “Rockafella,” the namesake of Miller’s eatery.
The dispute entered the courts in 2006, when Jay-Z claimed that the name would confuse fans into thinking Miller’s business was associated with his Roc-A-Fella Records empire.
Miller, 51, launched his restaurant with the proceeds he earned from winning $250,000 on a cooking reality show titled Hell's Kitchen.
A court ruled in favor of Miller and gave him granted him the exclusive trademark and the right to use the name in the UK.
This is not the first time a popular celebrity has lost the rights to a name in the United Kingdom.
In 2007, Sean “P. Diddy” Combs was banned from using the moniker “Diddy” in the UK, after losing a court battle to Richard “Diddy” Dearborn, who claimed the rap mogul was interfering with his trademark rights in the UK.
- The Godfathers
ALL I'M SAYIN IS: Apparently money can't buy you everything. #Message
I'm sorry but this horrible. Why do you have 3 background singers AND your track playing and I'm still disgusted??? Why is that?
Diddy: Step yo game up and get her vocal lessons! lol.
It's late y'ALL I'm just playing, but for real though.
Diddy: Step yo game up and get her vocal lessons! lol.
It's late y'ALL I'm just playing, but for real though.
Scott Storch is goin in with your man Shyne on the new album, slated for 2010. Shyne, the Belizian rapper that served almost 10 years on a gun charges from a shooting inside a Manhattan Nightclub, has producers and artists being flown to Belize. This is gonna be a sick album. I'm just waiting for a mix tape to surface or few tracks to hit the market and you know I will bring them to ya ASAP. In the meantime, check out this interview Shyne did earlier this year - hashing about Puff and the way that he did him dirty on the case. Leave comments and let me know what y'all think.
ALL I'M SAYIN IS: Too bad Shyne had to be locked up for 10 years on bogus/trumped up charges. Thats 10 years the industry had to go without good music, but that's also 10 years of bottled up emotion. Can't wait for the album. Definitely want to talk first-hand with Shyne. Shyne CALL ME!
- Cristal Carrington
Celebrated entrepreneur and mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs was a hit in the US with his appearance Monday (November 30) and yesterday (December 1) on the Home Shopping Network.
Combs’ guest spot served to hawk several items from his Sean John fragrance line, along with a bonus bath robe for purchasers of his holiday set.
The Bad Boy CEO announced his new woman’s fragrance Empress, which will be the female equivalent to his cologne I Am King.
"I have a very sensitive nose. I don't like things to be overbearing and this is not that type of fragrance,” Combs assured his female viewers. “It's a very clean scent, a very sensual, seductive scent. It's the type of scent you want to get up close and personal with.”
Diddy’s presentation won over viewers, and the Home Shopping Network reported the mogul’s entire scent collection sold out in the 15 minutes following his appearance, setting a new sales record.
“I wish I could just jump through the screen and give you a hug, girl,” Combs said to a swooning female caller. “I want to thank you for buying!”
The Home Shopping Network has seen a surge in their business due to the economic climate forcing normally free spenders to shop carefully for deals and sales. Last year alone, the network posted $45.5 million in revenue.
"We are very excited to partner with Sean 'Diddy' Combs and bring to life on HSN the compelling story behind the success of his top-selling fragrances for both women and men," stated HSN CEO Mindy Grossman. "Offering our customers a wider array of luxurious fragrances has been a focus for HSN as we continue to expand our beauty business. Mr. Combs is a lifestyle icon who will provide our customers with unique experiences and the quality products we strive to deliver."
The fragrance holiday sets seen on HSN are available directly at www.seanjohn.com.
- Courtesy of RapGodfathers
SEE DIDDY HERE!
