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Cat Sues Over Unauthorized Use of Likeness
Ronald the cat is suing the makers of the “Ocean Sensations” cat food as well as several area pet stores that carry it on the grounds of what his attorneys claim is unauthorized use of his likeness.
“Ronald has a pretty active social media presence,” said Carol Detweiler, the head of the cat’s legal team, “and it’s clear that the cat food company took a photo from his feed and photoshopped it for the box art and advertising.”
A spokesperson for the company said, in part, that the claims were “preposterous.”
“We flatly deny using Ronald’s likeness. The cat on our boxes is clearly named Felix. He’s a totally different cat,” said the spokesperson.
Ronald’s lawyers aren’t buying it.
“Unless they can produce this ‘Felix,’ we don’t believe for a second that this isn’t Ronald,” said Detweiler. “We’ve retained the services of a forensic photo expert who will testify under oath that there is 99% certainty that this is a photo of Ronald from his Instagram, with some minor photoshop touch ups.”
The cat is seeking $5M in damages.
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Chicago Pup Wins New Wheels on ‘Price Is Right’
When Skip took a five-day weekend in L.A., he had one singular goal.
“To get on ‘The Price Is Right’ and win the Showcase Showdown,” says Murray Finkelstein, a longtime friend of the Chicago golden retriever pup. “Well, he did one of those things.”
After waiting in line at the Culver City studio, Skip joined the audience of Monday’s taping and was called to the stage by the announcer during the second round.
“He was surprised to be called, but you could also tell he knew this was his destiny,” says Mary Aker, Skip’s grade school classmate, who watched her old friend on the broadcast from her home in Evanston, IL.
Skip then bid $1 on a dinette set, and sure enough, each of his competitors went over. He subsequently won a game of ‘Cliff Hangers,’ earning him a sweet Radio Flyer wagon (pictured), but when he returned to the stage to spin the big wheel, fate wasn’t on his side.
“His first spin landed him $.65, but another contestant was already at $.75,” says Aker. “So he had to spin again if he had any shot. That one put him over.”
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