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NoHo Porn Studio Sued by Ben & Jerry's Over X-Rated Titles
Ben & Jerry's is seeking damages from an adult film company that named a series of porn films in the same fashion the ice cream maker names its products.
Ben & Jerry's products have been parodied in the past for their pun-rich ice cream flavor names, but the Vermont-based business is suing a local adult film company for taking things too far, ABC reports.
Rodax Distributors and Caballero Video of North Hollywood are facing a lawsuit for launching a series of hardcore porn films called "Ben & Cherry's." Some entries include Peanut Butter D-Cup, Boston Cream Thigh and Hairy Garcia.
Ben & Jerry's is saying the 10-film series is tainting the ice cream brand's name by linking it with pornography, according to ABC.
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Also, the packaging for the films bears images naked men and women juxtaposed with the puffy clouds and cows seen on Ben & Jerry's ice cream containers, causing “confusion, mistake or deception” for shoppers, the lawsuit read.
Ben & Jerry's is seeking unspecified damages and that all copies of the films be destroyed, ABC reports.
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Rodax Distributors and Caballero Video did not return calls for comment at press time.
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