Eminem sues Gizelle Bryant and Robyn Dixon? This is why.
According to reports, the iconic lyricist slapped Gizelle Bryant and Robyn Dixon of The Real Housewives of Potomac with a lawsuit!
On February 14, Eminem filed an opposition to reality stars Gizelle Bryant and Robyn Dixon’s trademark application for their podcast “Reasonably Shady.”
Eminem, a rapper whose born name is Marshall Mathers, has gone by “Slim Shady” since 1996 and has had the term trademarked since the early 2000s. In the opposition filing, he claimed the podcast name “Reasonably Shady” will cause confusion to consumers and “damage” his brand.
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Bryant and Dixon, who have been on the Bravo show since it debuted in 2016, filed the application with the intent to begin selling branded products such as water bottles and sweatshirts.
The podcast has over five million downloads and a live taping was featured on the most recent season of the show. The podcast was also subject to a scandal when TV producer and “Housewives” franchise paterfamilias Andy Cohen accused Dixon of purposefully sharing new information about her husband’s infidelity on the podcast instead of the show.
This isn’t the first time Eminem has gotten into a legal fight over “Slim Shady.” He previously successfully opposed an application in 2021 by Melissa More and Alan Hoffer for a news site for political and international information named “Slim Shady Politics.”
What do you guys think? Should Robyn Dixon and Gizelle Bryant be forced to change the name of their podcast from “Reasonably Shady” to alleviate confusion for “Slim Shady” fans? Let us know in the comments!
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