It’s safe to assume that Lady Gaga, whose real name is Stefani Germanotta, wasn’t anticipating a major lawsuit when she was preparing for the release of her album titled Mayhem.
The 38-year-old songstress was hit with a $100 million lawsuit from a surfing and lifestyle brand called Lost International, according to a report from The Needle Drop that was published on Thursday, March 27. The outlet noted that the brand is alleging that the singer plagiarized one of the logos they’ve owned since 2015, which is associated with their Mayhem product line.
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The trademark infringement lawsuit was filed on Tuesday, March 25, in California, where Lost claimed that Gaga’s Mayhem logo was “substantially similar, if not nearly identical to” theirs, The Needle Drop reported. The brand also mentioned in the lawsuit that they have been using the trademark since 1986 on clothing, surfboards, accessories, and other items and media. The surf brand noted that Mayhem was a nickname for surfboard shaper and co-founder Matt Biolos.
The “Abracadabra” singer released Mayhem on March 7 and announced that she will be going on tour via a post on Instagram on Wednesday, March 26. The pop star included a lengthy caption with her post.
“I wasn’t planning to tour this year after my shows in Singapore, but the incredible response to the new album inspired me to keep things going. It came together super quickly thanks to Arthur Fogel and the amazing team at Live Nation, who planned a global tour in just a few weeks,” she told her followers before explaining, “We chose arenas this time to give me the opportunity to control the details of the show in a way you simply can’t in stadiums — and honestly, I can’t wait.”
Gaga also noted, “This show is designed to be the kind of theatrical and electrifying experience that brings MAYHEM to life exactly how I envision it. The MAYHEM Ball Tour is officially coming your way. See you soon, monsters.”
Gaga’s lawyer, Orin Snyder, made a comment about the Grammy Award-winning singer’s legal troubles, according to a Wednesday, March 26, report by Rolling Stone.
“It’s disappointing — but hardly surprising — that someone is now attempting to capitalize on [Gaga’s] success with a baseless lawsuit over the name Mayhem,” the lawyer told the outlet before adding, “This is nothing more than an opportunistic and meritless abuse of the legal system.”
Gaga’s Mayhem Ball tour is set to kick off in July in Las Vegas, Nevada and will run through November.
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