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Louboutin Starts Fighting Dirty! Attacks YSL In French Newspaper

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Let the mudslinging begin!

Christian Louboutin launched a verbal attack against Yves Saint Laurent in France's Libération newspaper last month and he didn't hold back.

In the article titled "Pinault doesn’t care about plagiarizing my red sole", Louboutin believes the fashion house's parent company PPR is being hypocritical:

"I find it most incredible that a group like PPR would take the risk of defending itself as a plagiarist. They claim to fight against counterfeiting and plagiarism of which they are victims and yet behave like this."

YSL's legal eagles were quick to fire back at Louboutin's claims, saying:

"YSL's use of red outsoles is not plagiarism of anyone else’s design. YSL is one of the most celebrated and original fashion houses in the world, and it has been using red outsoles to give life to its own venerated style traditions since long before Louboutin was even designing shoes."

The case went to an appeals judge last month and Louboutin expects a ruling by the summer.

[Image via Flashpoint/WENN.]

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Sharon Osbourne Responds To Jewelry Lawsuit

Filed Under: Legal Matters Sharon Osbourne Jewelry

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Sharon Osbourne is ready to lay the smack down on Lucas Design International Inc.!

As we mentioned earlier, the jewelry company is suing The Talk hostess for allegedly backing out of a design deal and she's ready to fight.

Sharon posted on her Facebook page on Tuesday: Read the rest of this entry »

[Image via HRC/WENN.]

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Sharon Osbourne Sued By Jewelry Company

Filed Under: Legal Matters Sharon Osbourne Jewelry

Bad news for Sharon Osbourne today. The British diva is being sued by jewelry company Lucas Design International Inc.

Miz Osbourne is accused of breach of contract with the company claiming she backed out of a deal and cost them to lose more than $500,000!

According to papers filed in Los Angeles Superior court, Sharon entered into an oral agreement with the company last February for the “design and promotion of a Sharon Osbourne jewelry collection."

The company went ahead and Read the rest of this entry »

[Image via Ramey Pix.]

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Macy's Vs. Martha Stewart: JCPenney Is Cheap!

Filed Under: Legal Matters JCPenney

Things are already starting to get nasty in the breach of contract lawsuit between Martha Stewart and Macy's.

In the semi-confidential court docs, the department store claims Stewart's new deal with JCPenney "has severely damaged the ‘crucial connection’ between Macy’s and Martha Stewart" and "has destroyed the public perception that Macy’s is the only place a consumer can turn to to purchase Martha Stewart home products in key categories".

Macy's then deals a low blow by Read the rest of this entry »

[Image via Ivan Nikolov/WENN.]

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Feds Intercept $4.8 Million In Fake NFL Merch

Filed Under: Fashion Smashion Zportz Legal Matters Busted!

After four months of investigating, federal officials and the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department made "record-breaking seizures" of counterfeit NFL merchandise this week.

Thursday's "Operation Fake Sweep" successfully shut down 307 websites for selling fake merch, and seized 42,692 items of phony Super Bowl-related memorabilia.

Final score: Feds $4.8 million, Counterfeiters $0.

[Image courtesy of the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement.]

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