E-cigarette Brand Dummy Vapes Files Lawsuit against Fume
Dummy Vapes, the e-cigarette brand, has recently filed a lawsuit against its brand partner and rapper 6ix9ine, following reports by TMZ on September 20th. The lawsuit was prompted by dissatisfaction over the alleged poaching of 6ix9ine by their competitor, Fume.
According to the lawsuit documents, Dummy Vapes had previously signed an exclusive endorsement contract with 6ix9ine in February 2023. However, in June, the company learned that Fume had offered 1 million dollars to 6ix9ine in hopes of collaborating with him. However, this proposal evidently failed, leading Fume to turn to 6ix9ine's girlfriend, Yailin la Mas Viral, and sign a contract worth 250,000 dollars with her.
Afterwards, Fume launched 14 different e-cigarette flavors, some of which were named "Dummy Vapes by Fume". Dummy Vapes has confirmed that 6ix9ine indeed released a public service advertisement where he explicitly claimed to be a member of Dummy Vapes and stated that he only engaged in business communication with Fume through his girlfriend's contract.
However, when Dummy Vapes paid $60,000 for 6ix9ine's private plane travel, preparing him to promote the brand at an industry event in Las Vegas, they were forced to withdraw due to Fume's demands. Now, Dummy Vapes is seeking unspecified damages in a lawsuit.
In the previous two interviews with Fume, its staff claimed that Fume is the largest e-cigarette brand in Florida, USA.
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