Johnny Bananas Tells Entourage: Stop Using My Name!
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B-a-n-a-n-a-s!
MTV's Johnny Bananas has a pone to pick with Entourage! The reality star (real name: Johnny Devenanzio) served a cease and desist letter to HBO on Monday demanding they stop the storyline of the Johnny Drama character playing a fictional cartoon ape on Johnny's Bananas.
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Devenanzio tweeted Monday that Entourage -- particularly "the cartoon ape they seemed to create out of thin air, who just so happens to go by the name Johnny Bananas -- is in no way coincidental."
"Instead [it's] an attempt to capitalize on the name recognition which I'm solely responsible for creating," he added. " I intend to fight vigorously in defense of the years of hard work and dedication I've spent making Johnny Bananas a household name."
So why threaten to sue over the name of a cartoon voiced by a fictional actor? "The purpose of this lawsuit is aimed at the integrity of my brand," he said.
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Devenanzio's lawyer, Stephanie G. Ovadia, told Us Weekly: "Celebrity identities can be used, taken or stolen. With the internet today, identity theft has become so simple. We find it in all realms of society--people who are losing their identity to theft and it is all we have. It is who we are. There is value in your identity whether you are a celebrity or not."
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11Johnny might not be a 'celebrity' worldwide; but on MTV he is. and if you watch it and DON'T know who he is; you're dumb. he's sticking up for his name. Go for it.
Is this guy for real? I watch MTV and I have NO CLUE who he is!
I'd never heard the name Johnny Bananas before Entourage. This guy should be THANKING them. And anyways, isn't the name of the show 'Johnny's Bananas'?
Household name? Who are you? I've never heard of you in my life. You have zero chance of winning this lawsuit.
Does this dude realize that Entourage has like 6 episodes left? Let it go, dude. If nothing else, it is free publicity.
hahaha f**king johnny. he's probablly only doing this to get his name out there more or like a joke cuz thats the way he is haha
who the f&@% cares??? He's a tool and a wannabee... You never had 15 minutes of fame, so please go away!
Johnny Bananas IS a star and known in most households. I say go for it!
what a tool.
uh no i don't think he has right. I have NEVER heard of this DUDE in my life, I don't even watch Entourage and I knew about the character. Sorry Dude, no frivolous lawsuit for you. on the grounds of "you aren't actually a household name/brand"
Hey Newsflash Johnny Bananas you aren't a celebrity.