Apparently size matters – when it comes to ads.
Rapper 50 Cent, whose legal name is Curtis J Jackson III, is suing a Miami plastic surgeon for using a photo of him as promotional material for penis enlargement surgery.
Jackson claims that Angela Kogan of Perfection Plastic Surgery & Med Spa asked to take a picture with him and he obliged, but never consented to the image being used in such a manner or in an advertising manner.
“In the more than two years since the photo was taken, [Kogan and her business] have used Jackson’s image and name for advertising and publicity purposes [Kogan’s] social media accounts,” de lawsuit says. “Jackson never consented to his image, likeness and name being used in this way.”
Kogan’s team wants to dismiss the allegations, as the plastic surgeon vehemently denies the rapper’s claims and claims he authorized the image, but a judge has denied her request.
The photo was used as a featured image for a article titled“Penis Enlargements Are More Popular Than Ever and BBLs Are Dying Out: Cosmetic Surgery CEO Angela Kogan Speaks Out” on The shadow roomwho mentioned that Jackson is a customer of the company, although it was not directly mentioned that he received that exact service.
“Because the defendants took it upon themselves to post the video to their Instagram accounts, Jackson can make a plausible case that the defendants used his image without permission to promote their business, whether or not the defendants had any role in the publication of the Tweet. or the article by TSR., “Judge Robert N. Scola said.
The specific services Jackson received have not been made public.
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