This Tuesday, the Mbappé clan filed a complaint against influencer Mohamed Henni. The latter is criticized for having named and marketed a burger from his restaurant chain Mbappé. A “round baker’s bread, as round as Mbappé’s skull”. This did not please the player’s entourage, who therefore responded by calling on his lawyers. “I would like to inform you that using the name of a public figure without authorization constitutes a violation of their intellectual property rights and their privacy. This practice is also likely to damage its reputation and public image. However, the name, image and, in general, the personality attributes of a person cannot be lawfully used without their express authorization. This is why any unauthorized use of the name or image of Mr. Kylian Mbappé Lottin mechanically causes damage to the company KMA which operates them, which amounts at least to the amount of the remuneration it would have received if the “The use of the attributes of Mr. Kylian Mbappé Lottin had been authorized.”
For his part, the OM supporter, who did not reveal the identity of the player, responded on his account Instagram. “The inevitable happened. The terrible news… I’m talking to you seriously. There are zero lies. I won’t hide the fact that this is bad news. There is a football player, an international star, who filed a complaint against me. I am serious with you. My lawyer received the mail today. I will read it to you later. I’m not telling you who it is. I am in shock. I didn’t think he knew who I was. He took the time and money to attack me, to file a complaint. That’s all he has to do. I’m not hurting anyone. I do humor, I am self-deprecating. I’m here to tease with jokes, but nothing mean. I find myself before the courts. We’ll see, you’re not ashamed, that’s all you have to do? Take me to court, file a complaint against me for this, for next to nothing? I’m falling from a great height. (…) There, I fall from a skyscraper. He has no face. At the same time, he’s not a human, he’s…” But he stopped himself before saying too much. The matter will be resolved in court.
