If you happen to be in Austin, Texas and you come across the Palazio Men's Club Stripper Idol contest, FremantleMedia wants you to know that the amateur stripper contest is in no way affiliated with American Idol – in case you get confused.The weekly contest, in which half naked girls compete for a $500 prize, is NOT sponsored by the TV show in which would be singers compete for a record contract. OK? In fact, FremantleMedia, the company that owns American Idol, wants you to know so badly it's suing the club.
The Dallas Morning News reports that attorneys for FremantleMedia North America have sued the club in U.S. district court, seeking to end the contest and seize Palazio's profits.
Seize the profits? From a strip club? I know the music industry is struggling but exactly how hard up are they? Maybe things are worse than I thought. Not surprisingly, the club managers thought the lawsuit was a joke at first.
The Dallas News says the suit takes "more issue with the club's marketing than it does with the contest itself. The suit notes that Palazio uses the word 'idol' in the contest name, a direct link to American Idol…And it has designed a contest logo that uses a 'color scheme, design and font' that mirrors that of the TV show. In addition to using the logo in its marketing and advertisements, waitresses at the club wear T-shirts emblazoned with it and cut, tie and tailor them in revealing ways."
Oh no! We wouldn't want to have anything revealing associated with American Idol! *Cough* Bikini Girl. *Cough*
In a statement that is probably stretching it quite a bit, the suit notes, "There is a substantial likelihood that consumers will be confused, misled or deceived as to the sponsorship ... of the defendants' stripper talent contest."
I think people are probably smarter than that but what do I know? Up until a few years ago I thought the Boston Tea Party was about an actual tea party.
Club managers say they have no intention of halting the contest, now in its 12th week.
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