For some reason, in March of 2008, Dr. Pepper announced they would give “everyone in America” a free drink if Guns N’ Roses managed to release their long-awaited album ‘Chinese Democracy’ at any point during 2008. This marketing ploy came at a time when, like everyone else on the planet, Dr. Pepper thought a new album by G N’ R was as likely as a new album by all four Beatles. But, lo and behold, the album came out in late November. So Dr. Pepper tried to make good on their promise by putting a coupon on their site, which would be available to download for a full 24 hours. So many people tried to download this coupon that the site crashed, and people were pissed.
And apparently, some people were pissed at the band. People love to blame Axl Rose for everything, and they didn’t disappoint. According to G N’ R’s lawyer, responses on the blog blame Axl for the whole ordeal. Which is where the lawyer comes in. The band has gone public saying they’re not involved in the promotion and want to fix the mess. Dr. Pepper decided to post the coupon for 42 hours, and also set up phone lines for requests. But Guns N’ Roses still wants an apology, and until such time as they receive one, “the door to a lawsuit being filed is always open.” Read more…
As if this woman isn’t rich enough, Jennifer Lopez filed a lawesuit against Ojani Noa, her first of two ex-husbands (and she is currently in her third marriage to singer Marc Anthony, in case this interests you), who is now forking over $545,000 due to breaking a ground rule in relation to exposing her privacy to the public.
“LOS ANGELES (AP) - Jennifer Lopez was awarded nearly US$545,000 in a lawsuit against her first husband over his plans to publish a tell-all book claiming she had several affairs.
A court-ordered arbitrator made the decision in April in Lopez’s breach-of-contract suit against Ojani Noa, court papers filed Monday indicated. The figure includes only $200,000 in damages, with the rest going for arbitration costs and attorney’s fees.”
Interesting. On the bright side, at least she isn’t trying to file a lawsuit about her $1 million dollar-insured butt, right? Read the full article about the lawsuit against Noa here.
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