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By PopEater Staff Posted Apr 16th 2010 06:19AM
Rapper Jay-Z is suing baseball slugger David Ortiz, claiming the Boston Red Sox star named his Dominican nightclub after his chain of 40/40 clubs, which can be found in Manhattan, Las Vegas and Atlantic City. In the lawsuit, filed Thursday in Manhattan Federal Court, Jay-Z accuses Ortiz of naming his Santo Domingo club Forty-Forty in the hopes of trading in on the rap star's fame. The suit seeks over $5 million in damages and for Ortiz to forfeit any use of the 40/40 name.
"David Ortiz is fully aware of Plaintiff's Manhattan 40/40 club, since he had been a patron there on several occasions before he opened his Infringing Forty/Forty club," the lawsuit states.
The clubs are named after the feat of hitting 40 homers and stealing 40 bases in one season.
A message seeking comment was left Thursday night with SFX Baseball, the agency that represents Ortiz.
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Yeah, right? Lol sometimes I think I should be the one making all the money without any talent.
Jayz has no talent? He's at the top of the charts...whats wrong with you people...i dont blame ortiz after this season he should retire...hes awful
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So, Hugo Boss is going to sue me because my name is Hugo?
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FORTY FORTY CLUB = Recorded 40 HRs and 40 SBs in a single season
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I know that 40/40 has been in atlantic city for a while and ortiz obviously stole the name.Why doesnt ortiz call it disneyworld because its another mickey mouse club in the dominican republic.
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Jay-z is a 'BUSINESSMAN" he should know that forty/forty is not the same as 40/40 and also the international laws are totaly diferent than the law is the Usa. even if he has tredemarked his business.
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