Think back to high school. The most anticipated hour of the day (aside from the final bell) was the lunchroom experience and all the antics that followed. Cracking jokes is an unofficial cornerstone to the maturation of the American child and the one “NO-NO” is to never allow someone to crack THAT one joke that can ruin your reputation for the rest of the week. Like wearing the wrong clothes.I say that to say this, it just happened to Rick Ross. While at XXL.com, I came across an article that touted a letter from Louis Vuitton in regards to their May 2009 cover (above). Let’s just say, they put Ross on “Front St.”
Dear Editor:
We were dismayed to see the cover of the May 2009 issue of XXL Magazine, which features a photo of Rick Ross wearing a pair of sunglasses prominently featuring counterfeit Louis Vuitton trademarks. Because the photo has generated considerable confusion among your readers and Louis Vuitton customers among others, we feel it is important to clarify several points.
The first is that the sunglasses Mr. Ross is wearing were not made by Louis Vuitton, and in fact, are counterfeit. Louis Vuitton did not grant permission to Mr. Ross or to whoever did make the sunglasses to use our trademarks. The second is that no affiliation, sponsorship or association exists between Rick Ross or XXL and Louis Vuitton. The third is that counterfeiting is illegal.
Thank you for giving us the opportunity to correct the confusion.
Sincerely,
Michael D. Pantalony, Esq.
Louis Vuitton Malletier
Funniest thing about this is that it didn't even take 50 to put The Boss on blast and fuck up his rep...It took a fuckin magazine who was actually payin homage to the man himself, but it turned around and bit him in the ass....OUCHHH!! Now that's deeper than rap
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