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The Situation Sues Abercrombie & Fitch Over T-Shirts

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Remember way back in August, when Abercrombie & Fitch launched a convoluted publicity stunt to pay Mike "The Situation" Sorrentino not to wear their clothes? Well, turns out Sitch didn't think the little joke was too funny, and to prove it, he's suing the mall standby for $4 million.

Sorrentino says that Abercrombie “significantly profited” from a “false affiliation" with his "brand," and he's also pissed that the chain started selling T-shirts with emblazoned with Situation-isms like "GTL: (You Know The Deal)" and "The Fituation." “[Abercrombie's] advertising campaign was immensely successful; as it resulted in hundreds of newspapers and thousands of internet bloggers, publishing stories about [Abercrombie's] products and brand,” reads the lawsuit. Sitch, who may be broke, is suing for $1 million in royalties and $3 million in damages.

As Entertainment Weekly points out, the lawsuit brings up some interesting questions, like whether or not a press release counts as an advertising campaign, and whether or not the Situation possibly qualifies as a "smart businessman." If Ambercrombie's plummeting stock shares are any indication, the answer might actually be...yes?

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  • Broke already Mikey?

  • Peanut_Butter

    He should have sued for a better face.

  • Militant Conformist

    There must be a secret deal between these two parties to generate publicity for each other.  That's the only thing that makes sense if you believe they have functioning brains

  • whitecastlerock

    has he come out of the closet yet?

  • AaronRed99

    Oh he is so gross.

  • Trustafarian

    fair use?

  • Dead Himmler

    This is why people from other countries hate us.

  • shocktheday

    They protest America for its wars, yet their companies went into Iraq to reap the benefits.  They denounce America for not having socialized healthcare, yet take advantage of our medicine and research because their system does not allow for R&D.  Fuck America.

  • angry_pickle

    Many of those other countries are democracies and for-profit private companies there (just as here) do not act for the benefit of their government or for charitable purposes.

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