Justin Bieber Dodges Marc Jacobs Lawsuit

By AOL Music Editors Posted Jun 3rd 2011 01:00AM

Famed fashion designer Marc Jacobs considered suing popstar Justin Bieber over allegations that Bieber ripped off Jacob's Lola fragrance bottle design for the bottle for his new fragrance Someday.

The Biebs recently launched the latest edition to his growing fragrance empire, a female perfume called Someday, and a Peter Pan-inspired commercial to go with it.

The bottle for Bieber's scent is reminiscent of Jacobs' glass body and multicolored, layered-petal-topped Lola perfume bottle.

According to fashion publication WWD, the popular designer has confirmed that he had a meeting with bosses at Coty, the fragrance company behind his scents, about the similarities between the bottles.

Ultimately, Jacobs decided against taking legal action against his 17-year-old competition. "We just had a conversation about it. Coty said, 'Do we sue them?' and I said, 'You know what? Let everyone else say what they want'."

Someday and Lola

Jacobs continues, "I received Google (Alerts) about people saying it was derivative. We're not going to do anything about it... I look around the room and I look at the work we've done and a quote I always bastardise but I really believe in, is something (Coco) Chanel said: 'He who insists on his own creativity has no memory'."

Do you think Jacobs should have taken legal action against Bieber? Check out Bieber's Someday (left) and Jacobs' Lola (right) bottles side by side in the photo here and share your thoughts in the comments below!

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Friday 03 June

By josb866161

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I cannot believe the way JB is being marketed. He is going to be a mess in no time at all. Does a 17 year old kid really need a fragrance? He is barely established, unlike most others that have their own stink.

By Hamrick4

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In my opinion, the bottles are nothing alike. I've seen other fragrances with similar tops but the bottle itself is totally, absolutely different. What some want to argue about is so ridiculous. I thinkk JB should have his own fragrance if that's what he wants to do. Some people can do it all and maybe it's one of those that's so fortunate. Good luck Justin, more power to you!

By yathome

My respects to Marc Jacob. Finally someone who looks at the big picture are realizes that sometimes less really is more. Gabrielle Chanel would be so proud...

By frenchchampagne3

Marc Jacobs' and Justin Bieber's fragrance bottles are somewhat similar but the Marc Jacobs bottle has a more artistic design, more upscale, more elegant, more sophisticated than Bieber's bottle.

By kel

no where in the artcle does it say MJ even considered sueing JB for a second....so he did not dodge a lawsuit..aol is unbelieveable with their reporting....

By themeeker

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They made an out of court settlement. Jacobs decided to take it out in trade and the little beeber girl was only too happy to oblige.

By Dumbdown Pop

The bottles do appear similar except Biebers bottle has yet to go through puberty .

Tuesday 19 July

By Rachel

That's funny!

By Macala Caudill

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The Bottles Look Nothing Alike To Me.I Agree With frenchchampagne3.And I'm Pretty Sure Bieber Wouldnt Do Anything Like That. He's Just Trying To Give Back To His Fans. Us Beilibers Have Help Him With His Dream...Just Saying

By ML

Thank you, Hamrick for your logical post, instead of just blindly hating on JB. Who cares if he has his own fragrance?

By simpsonsimpmike

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Bieber's bottle is shapped like Tomkats gummy penis

I think it's bigger than THAT.

Saturday 04 June

By roman

They're both ugly.

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