{"id":107040,"date":"2024-06-24T19:18:30","date_gmt":"2024-06-24T19:18:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2024\/06\/24\/50-cent-vs-taco-bell-unexpected-4-million-lawsuit-explained\/"},"modified":"2024-06-24T19:18:30","modified_gmt":"2024-06-24T19:18:30","slug":"50-cent-vs-taco-bell-unexpected-4-million-lawsuit-explained","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2024\/06\/24\/50-cent-vs-taco-bell-unexpected-4-million-lawsuit-explained\/","title":{"rendered":"50 Cent vs Taco Bell: Unexpected $4 Million Lawsuit Explained"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>The 50 Cent vs Taco Bell feud must have been one of the weirdest ever.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s also a spat that couldn\u2019t have happened at any other time in history.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2024\/05\/50-cent-responds-to-king-combs-diss-track-im-afraid-for-my-life\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">50 Cent has been the target of diss tracks<\/a> in the past. It goes with the territory of his work. But locking horns with one of America\u2019s most beloved fast food institutions was a little odd.<\/p>\n<p>It all started with a joke. What followed was a $4 million lawsuit.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/06\/0624_50cent_01-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"50 Cent in June of 2024.\" class=\"wp-image-502621 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/06\/0624_50cent_01-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/06\/0624_50cent_01-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/06\/0624_50cent_01-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/06\/0624_50cent_01-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/06\/0624_50cent_01-960x640.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/06\/0624_50cent_01-1080x720.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/06\/0624_50cent_01-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/06\/0624_50cent_01-scaled.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Curtis \u201c50 Cent\u201d Jackson, listens as lawyer Ben Crump speaks to reporters at the U.S. Capitol as they meet with lawmakers about Black entrepreneurship on June 5, 2024.<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo Credit: Kent Nishimura\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 id=\"h-why-did-50-cent-feud-with-taco-bell\">Why did 50 Cent feud with Taco Bell?<\/h2>\n<p>It all begins in 2008. We might not refer to that fateful year as a \u201chappier, simpler time,\u201d but it was a considerably less stressful election year than any that have followed.<\/p>\n<p>In May of that year, Taco Bell released its new value menu. This is when anyone reading this more than a decade and a half later should begin to weep.<\/p>\n<p>Prices for individual items on Taco Bell\u2019s value menu were 79 cents, 89 cents, and 99 cents. In 2024, those are closer to the price of a single packet of Taco Bell\u2019s Avocado Verde sauce (which, to be fair, is delicious) than to an actual food item.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"671\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/06\/0624_tacobell_01-1024x671.jpg\" alt=\"A Taco Bell in May of 2024.\" class=\"wp-image-502622\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/06\/0624_tacobell_01-1024x671.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/06\/0624_tacobell_01-300x197.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/06\/0624_tacobell_01-768x503.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/06\/0624_tacobell_01-2048x1342.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/06\/0624_tacobell_01-960x629.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/06\/0624_tacobell_01-1080x708.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/06\/0624_tacobell_01-1200x787.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"671\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/06\/0624_tacobell_01-1024x671.jpg\" alt=\"A Taco Bell in May of 2024.\" class=\"wp-image-502622 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/06\/0624_tacobell_01-1024x671.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/06\/0624_tacobell_01-300x197.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/06\/0624_tacobell_01-768x503.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/06\/0624_tacobell_01-2048x1342.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/06\/0624_tacobell_01-960x629.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/06\/0624_tacobell_01-1080x708.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/06\/0624_tacobell_01-1200x787.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/06\/0624_tacobell_01-scaled.jpg\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A sign in front of a Taco Bell restaurant on May 01, 2024.<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo Credit: Justin Sullivan\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>You may have already guessed where this is going.<\/p>\n<p>To promote their new value menu, Taco Bell\u2019s campaign included a (joking) suggestion that 50 Cent (whose real name is Curtis James Jackson III) change his name.<\/p>\n<p>Rather than 50 Cent, the iconic fast food franchise suggested, he might change his name to 79 Cent, to 89 Cent, or even to 99 Cent.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/06\/0624_50cent_02-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"50 Cent on June 6, 2024 in New York.\" class=\"wp-image-502623\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/06\/0624_50cent_02-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/06\/0624_50cent_02-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/06\/0624_50cent_02-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/06\/0624_50cent_02-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/06\/0624_50cent_02-960x640.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/06\/0624_50cent_02-1080x720.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/06\/0624_50cent_02-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/06\/0624_50cent_02-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"50 Cent on June 6, 2024 in New York.\" class=\"wp-image-502623 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/06\/0624_50cent_02-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/06\/0624_50cent_02-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/06\/0624_50cent_02-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/06\/0624_50cent_02-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/06\/0624_50cent_02-960x640.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/06\/0624_50cent_02-1080x720.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/06\/0624_50cent_02-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/06\/0624_50cent_02-scaled.jpg\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Curtis \u201c50 Cent\u201d Jackson attends the \u00e2\u0080\u009cPower Book II: Ghost\u00e2\u0080\u009d Season 4 New York City Premiere on June 06, 2024.<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo Credit: Slaven Vlasic\/Getty Images for STARZ)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 id=\"h-50-cent-was-not-amenable-to-the-suggestion\">50 Cent was not amenable to the suggestion<\/h2>\n<p>To be fair, it doesn\u2019t sound like 50 Cent\u2019s issue was with a joke about renaming him.<\/p>\n<p>Rather, he accused Taco Bell of using his name \u2014 for an advertising campaign \u2014 without his permission. In 2008, he was still considered a \u201cbig name\u201d in popular culture.<\/p>\n<p>And that is why he filed a $4 million lawsuit against Taco Bell. At that time, that would have been enough for more than 4 million value menu items!<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/06\/0624_tacobell_02-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"A taco bell food display in May of 2024.\" class=\"wp-image-502624\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/06\/0624_tacobell_02-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/06\/0624_tacobell_02-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/06\/0624_tacobell_02-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/06\/0624_tacobell_02-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/06\/0624_tacobell_02-960x640.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/06\/0624_tacobell_02-1080x720.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/06\/0624_tacobell_02-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/06\/0624_tacobell_02-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"A taco bell food display in May of 2024.\" class=\"wp-image-502624 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/06\/0624_tacobell_02-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/06\/0624_tacobell_02-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/06\/0624_tacobell_02-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/06\/0624_tacobell_02-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/06\/0624_tacobell_02-960x640.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/06\/0624_tacobell_02-1080x720.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/06\/0624_tacobell_02-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/06\/0624_tacobell_02-scaled.jpg\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A food display during an event for Reese\u2019s Book Club and Taco Bell at Casita Hollywood on May 25, 2024.<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo Credit: Rodin Eckenroth\/Getty Images for Hello Sunshine \/ Taco Bell)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Social media already existed in 2008. Additionally, forums and other internet communities (back when Google functioned well) gave people places to talk.<\/p>\n<p>According to 50 Cent\u2019s lawsuit at the time, according to <em>The Guardian<\/em>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/music\/2008\/jul\/25\/50.cent.sues.taco.bell\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">some fans assumed<\/a> that 50 Cent had endorsed Taco Bell\u2019s products. Allegedly, various bloggers were putting him on blast for \u201cselling out\u201d \u2014 again, per his legal filing.<\/p>\n<p>In other words, he accused Taco Bell of misusing his name and trademark without his permission \u2014 and of causing harm to his public image and brand. While many people would feel nothing short of delight to feature in a Taco Bell ad \u2026 they\u2019d want to sign off on it and get paid, right?<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"699\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/06\/0624_50cent_03-1024x699.jpg\" alt=\"50 Cent in early May of 2024.\" class=\"wp-image-502625\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/06\/0624_50cent_03-1024x699.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/06\/0624_50cent_03-300x205.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/06\/0624_50cent_03-768x524.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/06\/0624_50cent_03-2048x1397.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/06\/0624_50cent_03-960x655.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/06\/0624_50cent_03-1080x737.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/06\/0624_50cent_03-1200x819.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"699\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/06\/0624_50cent_03-1024x699.jpg\" alt=\"50 Cent in early May of 2024.\" class=\"wp-image-502625 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/06\/0624_50cent_03-1024x699.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/06\/0624_50cent_03-300x205.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/06\/0624_50cent_03-768x524.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/06\/0624_50cent_03-2048x1397.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/06\/0624_50cent_03-960x655.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/06\/0624_50cent_03-1080x737.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/06\/0624_50cent_03-1200x819.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/06\/0624_50cent_03-scaled.jpg\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Curtis \u201c50 Cent\u201d Jackson attends the NFTE 2024 Entrepreneurial Spirits Award Gala at Guastavino\u2019s on May 01, 2024.<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo Credit: Theo Wargo\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 id=\"h-who-won-the-50-cent-vs-taco-bell-lawsuit\">Who won the 50 Cent vs Taco Bell lawsuit?<\/h2>\n<p>By 2009, it became widely reported that 50 Cent <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2009\/11\/24\/taco-you-very-much-50-cent-wins-suit\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">had won<\/a> the Taco Bell lawsuit. However, his attorney told the public that neither party would be discussing the details of the settlement (which is standard).<\/p>\n<p>It is natural for many people to instinctively side with Taco Bell over <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2024\/03\/50-cent-denies-rape-allegation-from-ex-girlfriend-daphne-joy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">someone like 50 Cent<\/a>. But we <em>hope <\/em>that the settlement satisfied all parties.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, despite the rampant <em>greedflation <\/em>causing prices to skyrocket in recent years, there\u2019s one upside to ordering Taco Bell more than 15 years after 2008: you can easily have it delivered.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/urls.grow.me\/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cudGhlaG9sbHl3b29kZ29zc2lwLmNvbS8yMDI0LzA2LzUwLWNlbnQtdnMtdGFjby1iZWxsLXRoZS11bmV4cGVjdGVkLTQtbWlsbGlvbi1sYXdzdWl0LWV4cGxhaW5lZC8=\/e\/*%7CEMAIL%7C*\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The 50 Cent vs Taco Bell feud must have been one of the weirdest ever. It\u2019s also a spat that couldn\u2019t have happened at any other time in history. 50 Cent has been the target of diss tracks in the past. It goes with the territory of his work. But locking horns with one of [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":107041,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-107040","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-hollywood"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/107040","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=107040"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/107040\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/107041"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=107040"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=107040"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=107040"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}