50 Cent is suing Taco Bell for using his name in their commercial advertisements of their new low price menu.

Taco Bell’s president Greg Creed officially asked the rapper to change his name from 50 Cent to 79, 89, or 99 Cent and promised $10K to his charity of choice if he agreed.

“We know that you adopted the name 50 Cent years ago as a metaphor for change. We at Taco Bell are also huge advocates for change. We encourage you to ‘Think Outside the Bun’ and hope you accept our offer.”

You have to admit, it was a funny offer, but we all knew that Fiddy would never do it.

But Fiddy apparently didn’t think it was so funny. He felt that his fans were accusing him of being a sellout and he feels used in that the company took his name without his permission to sell their product. He is asking for $1 million in damages.

The lawsuit document reads,

“Taco Bell traded on the name of the world’s biggest hip-hop star to draw attention to its new, hip-hop-based advertising campaign, and thereby generated massive publicity for its business.”

See the full news report here: CNN.com

Watch a Fiddy Cent Taco Bell parody here:

Woody Allen appeared in a U.S. District court in Manhattan on Monday to file a lawsuit against American Apparel for $10 million for using his image without his consent. Apparently American Apparel has been using Allen’s image from a scene in “Annie Hall” were he is dressed as a Hasidic Jew for their billboard and website ads. Allen is claiming that he has never given American Apparel permission to use his image for any of their advertisements. Allen stated in court that he does not endorse U.S. commercial products or services. The lawsuit also states that this makes the May 2007 billboards and websites for American Apparel “especially egregious and damaging.” Woody Allen described himself in his lawsuit as one of the most influential figures in the history of film and claims that he maintains strict control over all projects that he is associated with.

Source: The Wall Street Journal