Ouch: Rick Ross & Fake LV's

The XXL Editors received this letter from Louis Vuitton concerning the May 2009 cover of Rick Ross.

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

DANG!!!!!! michael pantalony shut that down REAL QUICK! i won't lie, the whole letter made me laugh. guess XXL or rick ross isn't getting any love from LV anytime soon. or ever. "third is that counterfeiting is illegal" >> loved that. "correct the confusion" >> dead. go head michael pantalony, with your jazzy name!

mr. ross, you knew better than that! but i'm thinking he didn't, and in that case, if i were him, i'd be crazy pissed at whoever sold them janks to me! but why didn't he just go to a LV store? questions questions questions.