Popular New York radio
station Irie Jam Radio
is considering a lawsuit against Susanne
Persson, the alleged the ex-girlfriend of
Jamaican entertainer, Sean Paul, for using the name “Irie Jamboree”,
as the title of her tell-all-book.
In the lawsuit, she included a book
titled “Irie Jamboree”,
stating that Sean
Paul abused
cocaine, has erectile dysfunction and that the star committed murders during
their time together.
Persson a
Swedish blonde is seeking US$80 million in damages from the prominent
entertainer, claiming she was “emotionally
tortured” her during a love affair that began in early 2010,
Upon hearing of this book, Irie
Jam Radio has accused Persson of
illegally using the Irie Jamboree
title given their station trademarked the name given to their annual music
festival.
In a joint statement issued Wednesday
afternoon by Irie Jam Radio’s CEO, Bobby
Clarke and the Irie Jamboree’s co-producer, Steven Williams,
their media outlet spoke out on the matter saying, “We are flabbergasted and
outraged as to the use of Irie Jamboree by Persson as the name of her tell all
book, since Irie Jamboree is a registered trade name which we have used as the
legal name of our festival since the inaugural concert was staged in 2003.”
The statement continued, “We have now
engaged the services of an attorney to determine what legal course if any we
need to immediately take to protect our integrity and our brand. We will
aggressively fight to legally protect our brand and any damage that may result
by the use of the name Irie Jamboree by Persson.”
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