Soldier pleads guilty to Taco Bell theft in Fallon
Reno Gazette Journal (Free subscription) | yesterday
FALLON, Nev. (AP) - A soldier has been sentenced to one to three years in prison for the theft of more than $3,000 from Taco Bell in Fallon.
Reno Gazette Journal (Free subscription) | yesterday
FALLON, Nev. (AP) - A soldier has been sentenced to one to three years in prison for the theft of more than $3,000 from Taco Bell in Fallon.
Hip Hop Galaxy (Free subscription) | 25/11/2009
50 Cent has settled his legal battle with fast food chain Taco Bell after accusing the company of using his name in an advertising campaign without his permission. The In Da Club hit-maker, real name Curtis Jackson, filed suit against company bosses in July, 2008, alleging the promo was "diluting the value of his good name" by using it in conjunction with their 79-89-99 Cent Why Pay More...
Market Wire (Free subscription) | 25/11/2009
TORONTO, ONTARIO (MARKET WIRE) Editors Note: A photo and video are included with this press release.
HipHopRX.com (Free subscription) | 25/11/2009
50 Cent reaches a settlement with fast food chain Taco Bell on Monday although the amount 50 Cent received was undisclosed. Rapper 50 Cent has reached an undisclosed settlement with Taco Bell on Monday (Nov. 23) after suing them for $1 million dollars over a promotion that used his name and likeness and making him the [...]
The Business Insider (Free subscription) | 25/11/2009
Taco Bell is probably not invited to 50 Cent's club. Taco Bell sent a letter, "addressed" to 50 Cent, to media outlets, jokingly asking if the rapper would change his name to 79, 89 or 99 Cent. Unfortunately, they failed to inform 50 of the ad campaign. So 50, real name Curtis Jackson, sued Taco Bell for misusing his endorsement and enjoying the benefits of his celebrity without paying his...
Eater LA (Free subscription) | 24/11/2009
Rapper 50 Cent has settled a suit with Taco Bell, notes Eater National. Previously, the fast food chain used his name in a promotional campaign, a move that pretty much prompted both parties to be mocked by the general public....
Hip Hop Reaction (Free subscription) | 24/11/2009
50 Cent and fat-food chain Taco Bell have arrived at an out-of-court agreement, following the chain using 50\'s name to promote their tacos on their value menu without permission from the rapper. 50 sued Taco Bell for $1... Visit HIPHOPREACTION.COM for the full story.
WalletPop Blog (Free subscription) | 24/11/2009
Filed under: Celebs & Money Pity clueless musicians who spend more time on their music than their image. If they want to be rich, really rich, they should follow the model of one of rap's richest stars, Curtis James Jackson III, a.k.a. 50 Cent. He may have gained his fame at the microphone or by receiving nine non-fatal gunshots, but his $400 million-plus fortune comes from another source: endorsements....
Gothamist (Free subscription) | 24/11/2009
It was a year ago that 50 Cent filed a lawsuit against Taco Bell for using his name without permission. The company's president, Greg Creed, had asked the rapper in an open letter to press outlets "to change his name to 79 Cent, 89 Cent or 99 Cent for a day, and noted if he rapped his order at a drive-thru it would result in $10,000 being given to his favorite charity." Not informed of this,...
XXL Magazine (Free subscription) | 24/11/2009
Taco Bell antes up for unlawfully using 50 Cent's name...
MenuPages Blog :: Chicago (Free subscription) | 24/11/2009
• 35 Illinois legislators toured local Chicago farms as part of the recently passed Local Food, Farms and Jobs Act. [
Starpulse News (Free subscription) | 24/11/2009
Rapper 50 Cent has settled his legal battle with fast food chain Taco Bell after accusing the company of using his name in an advertising campaign without his permission.[...] Read more!
Grub Street - New York Magazine's Food and Restaurant Blog (Free subscription) | 24/11/2009
• Cocktails that will allegedly fight the swine flu, like Room Service 's Flu Shot, are on the rise in New York. [ NYT ] • It turns out that the reason the Obama Fried Chicken sign was blurred out in Clipse's new video wasn't due to political considerations, but rather because the store's owner wanted $3,000 to use the sign. [ Brokelyn ] • Fifty Cent has settled a lawsuit against Taco...
The Boombox Music Blog (Free subscription) | 24/11/2009
Filed under: Hip-Hop , Hip-Hop News , What's Beef? In between promoting books, albums, fragrances and bashing everyone from Fat Joe to Jay-Z , it's almost a miracle that 50 Cent finds time to do much else. But Fif spared some time this week to settle his ongoing court battle with fast food chain Taco Bell . After more than a year of legal trash talking in court, the two parties settled their issues...
Eater (Free subscription) | 24/11/2009
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