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Posted: Thursday, 20 November 2008 9:47AM
Taco Bell Responds to Rapper 50 Cent's Lawsuit
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NEW YORK (AP) -- Rapper 50 Cent is facing a challenge to his street cred - from Taco Bell.
Lawyers for the fast-food chain are calling the rapper's federal lawsuit filed in Manhattan against Taco Bell just another attempt to ``burnish his gangsta rapper persona by distorting beyond all recognition a ... good faith offer.''
The squabble is over a fake letter sent out by the company asking 50 Cent - aka Curtis Jackson - to change his name to ``79 Cent,'' ``89 Cent'' or 99 Cent'' for one day to help publicize its value menu.
In return, the company offered to donate $10,000 to the charity of Jackson's choice. The rapper sued for trademark infringement.
Jackson's attorney Peter Raymond said he wonders why Taco Bell would use his client's name in an ad campaign.
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