A few months ago, Kim, Khloe and Kourtney Kardashian attended the launch of their new credit card (Mastercard) for the whooping sum of $75,000 – just for one appearance of less than an hour. Shortly after the Kardashian credit card launched, it came under wide criticism, not just for the general vapidity of the idea of “The Kardashian credit card” but for the enormous fees, charges, etc, associated with the card. Shortly after that, the Kardashians pulled their support/endorsement of the card, citing “ethical” reasons. Because when you think of “Kardashian” you think of “ethics”. Anyway, now the Kardashians are being sued for this whole mess. The lawsuit? It’s for $75 million. Katastrophe!
The Kardashians have maxed out their good will. More than a month after pulling out of a debit card venture that had attracted nothing but negative attention, the company that licensed Kim, Kourtney and Khloé’s images has sued the sisters, mom Kris Jenner and their company Dash Dolls for $75 million, claiming they breached their contract by abruptly terminating the deal.
Revenue Resource Group’s complaint, filed Thursday in Fresno, Calif. and obtained by E! News, states that the Kardashians had a two-year contract and that RRG has been weathering a bad PR storm since the E! stars pulled out. And why did they do that again?
Upon its launch in November, the Kardashian Prepaid MasterCard was immediately criticized for harboring hefty hidden fees to activate, replace, etc. Consumers Union, which publishes Consumer Reports, dissed the card, and the Connecticut Attorney General’s Office demanded further disclosure from card issuer University National Bank, accusing the Kardashians of “marketing a dangerous financial fantasty.”
Not wanting to be linked to the alleged shadiness any further, the Kardashians’ attorney sent a notice of termination letter to RRG on Nov. 29. Consumer Union issued a statement applauding the move. And it seemed as if the controversy had blown over…But not everyone was applauding.
“The company waited a month to file hoping this would work out. They didn’t want to sue,” RRG head attorney Scott Rudd tells E! News.
RRG “spent a great deal of time and effort securing the rights to use the Kardashian card,” Rudd says. “RRG is an independent sale organization, which gives it the right to market pre-paid debit card.” The Kardashians walking away has “effectively put this company out of business.”
As for the allegedly prohibitively high fees, Rudd says that the card fees “were in line with other debit cards.”
Team Kardashian is not commenting on the lawsuit at this time. A case management hearing has been called for May 2.
[From E! News]
Ugh, so dumb. It was dumb to agree to this endorsement for a credit card, it was dumb to promote the thing the way they did (like it was a club opening), and it was dumb to pull their endorsement the way they did, which likely was in violation of some sort of signed contract. Now, do I think $75 million sounds reasonable? Not really. It looks more like the family of fleecers is becoming the fleeced.
Photos courtesy of WENN & Fame.
I read somewhere it was $75 million each sister but maybe im wrong. Anyways, karma. These vapid, talentless famewhores were bound to have something bite them in the ass sometime
Cute, troll and butt .. that’s how I keep them apart.
If it will make the “Kards” go away, I hope the plaintif is awarded the full $75 mil….plus court-ney costs.
I assumed the card was cancelled with the support of the company. It was stupid of KKK to just ignore their contract. Not a shock that they are being sued.
I actually think Khloe is pretty. Kim is the one starting to become a troll. What the hell did she do to her lips?
Goodie! It’s about time.
“Cute, troll and butt .. that’s how I keep them apart.”
LMAO Kaboom!
I wish they would just go away already.
Yay! They are so greedy, glad they are being sued. Guess momager isn’t too smart.
in that top pic it’s as if kim is saying i’m proud of my sistah no matter how fug i think she looks.
really not liking that hair color on khloe…not flattering. & imo…khloe & kris really favor each other more so than kim & kris or kim & kourtney.
ok enuff of typing the letter k.
kool
This is off the subject but what is Kim’s wig situation? Her hairline appears different and her hair changes length in ever photo I see. I’m not criticizing cuz those must be good wigs (since I can’t tell for certain if she is actually wearing one) but I’m wondering if she’s copped to wearing a full piece?
It’s time for them to disappear. They have overstretched their period of validity.
I don’t even live in the US and am not floured every day by their presence but if you keep overfeeding people with the same tasteless food, at some point, you get nausea, digestive problems and ultimately diarrhea.
I am on the digestive problems stage. It’s too much !
Go away, enjoy your money,live a happy life, go back to school if you want, travel but stop this forcefull in your face campaign for people to be fed, and fed and re-fed with no time for a coffe break whatsoever,with the kardashian meal till they completely get sick and become fed up by it !
wth did kim do to her face? lol
I’ve said it before – but after these pics of the 3 Kar-crash-ians I’ll say it again – there’s no way Khloe has the same father as her two older sisters. It’s just not possible.
Think that card’s bad? Ever use Payoneer?
As consumers we should let it be known that we will not watch, shop, wear, carry, use, digest, honor, patronize, etc., etc., anything that is attached to this family in any way.
We must be vigilant. Otherwise there is no one to blame but ourselves.
Also, I may dislike the mother above all else.
Also, also:
Khloe – I understand why you went red, but it does not flatter your skin tone nor is it a fine topper for your huge head.
Kim – more surgery. Please. Really, you need it. Looks hot.
Kourt – sigh, you’re finally the prettiest. Kongrats.
It makes me sad that these three talentless idiots have $75 million in the first place. Urggh. I hope they disappear soon too.
that pic of Kim looks like she just had injections (the striped pic)in her mouth area..
HOW stupid, just make money and NOT read nor have “my people” read.they are sooo damn greedy.
DUMB move
@Smith, I agree but mothers LET their tweens, teens and young women make these chicks wealthier, thy support them 100% the fans come out in droves.
Its sad, that these chicks are their mentors, I’ve read some of Kim’s fan mail, I couldn’t beleive the mothers co-signing and buying their latest book, LOL
#13- sorry, I can’t read your name! Seriously, not only was the “incorrect” father listed on Khloe’s birth certificate, but her sex as well! (girl?)friend needs to think twice before ever posing between his sisters again; That was BAD. I’m so beyond sick of the Kardashian trash that acid rain would have to fall upon their heads to make me feel sorry for them. As far as I’m concerned, they owe every member of the American public 75 million just for being who they are!
GREAT!!!
I am sure they will settle this before any court ruling, but hell this is such a great news to say NO to any business deals with these women and their mother. Even if they settle for a few millions, I am really looking forward to hear that they will pay instead of being paid for any thing.
Now, reading all comments out there in various web sites I read that there is a possibility that Chloe might not be the biological daughter of deceased Kardashian. Now that will be really great to hear some day if it is true. It will speak volumes about their mother.
Those latest paparazzi pics of Kim leaving the house have her looking just like Michael Jackson.
About time someone gave these greedy crumb sukkas a reality check! Sure, I’ve watched the show in the past, so Im partly to blame for season after season, but I won’t be watching anymore, If I find myself under the influence of some sort and want to laugh at them, I’ll only watch on a re-run, that way they get NO ratings! You know E! plays their shows 30 minutes after the first airing anyway. In the end, they wont pay this lawsuit, those dumb delusional fans who buy their garbage will! Im only guilty of watching their show, Season 3 and have caught the others on re-runs, while nursing a hangover.
Karma….it is a good thing!
I read somewhere that their store, Dash, isn’t doing to well. A lot of people are saying they have the ugliest clothes in the store and they’re all ridiculously overpriced.
They’re finally getting the same backlash that happened to Paris.
Now if only Lindsay Lohan had the same thing happen to her.
YESSS!!! And dang those pics of Kim scare me everytime I see them.
Kourtneys dress is horrible..the design reminds me of chromosome pairings from biology textbooks. The Kredit Kard was not the best idea they ever had.
Does anyone else think that Kim is starting to look like Hunter Tylo from The Bold and The Beautiful?
there is a page on facebook “Say No to Kardashians” – join that if you don’t want these women to appear anymore on TV and other media
Maybe this will teach them not to attach their name to anything that gives them a paycheck, and we’ll start to see a little less of them. I hope!
Isn’t their father a lawyer or sth? xD
Hahah best news.
I hate those fame whore bitches. Can’t stand ppl who are famous and rich for doing nothing.
I am not picking on khole because she is a full figureed gal. Fuller figures are much more lovely than lollipop figures. That stated, khole looks preggers. I know she likes to say that she is “just fat” but it doesnt seem like an ordinary weight gain. Her boobs are huge. It wouldn’t surprise me if she is pregnant since she and her husband now have their own show.
It would be great but u know they will never have to pay it
this sh-t always happens in hollywood and celebs get away with it
*grumble* (yes I just read the post about Lilo and now i am CYNICAL)
Amber!! Lol!!!
This is a hot topic on here at the mo but seriously Kim!! What have you done!!!!!!! She was a unique natural beauty and now she’s a plastic Kat (with a capital K) face!!! I pity her!
Kim looks like a freak. Her lips look like they will explode.
The beginning of the end?
Also, is Khloe (khrist, it pains me to type her name with a “k”.) on human growth hormones?
That is all.
It really sounds like a very basic breach of contract… I’m not business savvy whatsoever, but even *I* can see that they couldn’t just ‘pull out’ of something when they signed a contract.
I’m a bit surprised their lawyers weren’t smarter about this. Not doing the research about the card before attaching their ‘brand’ to it.
I mean, with as much money as they have on the line at any given time, you know they have to have good lawyers.
What schadenfreude. Seriously, I wish these tarty sisters the worst. I can’t believe how networks pay for their slutty ilk.
Dash Dolls? More like trashy tart dolls. The Kardashians make the Brats look like virginal nuns.
@motheroftheyear (#35)- (khrist, it pains me to type her name with a “k”.)
That just killed me. xD Almost as much as someone else’s ‘Christ in a canoe’ exclamation. I think it was also in response to something ‘Kardashian’ related. xD
Midget. Wookie. Urine receptacle.
She really does look like a wookie. Huh. Never noticed that before.
bad move by their svengali mother-agent.
also, kims lips look like a baboon’s ass in those candids.
@ hakura,
Glad we’re on the same wavelength! 🙂
This morning I said “christ on a cracker” to my husband. Sad part is, in my mind’s eye I spelled “christ” and “cracker” with a “k”.
Yes, there is a God.
I hope they lose every penny. How can they live with themselves knowing their fame came from their sister being peed on in a sex tape she released???!!!!! No mother wants her son with any of these girls! They are trash!
@motheroftheyear – That definitely confirms my horrible suspicion that their existence poisons the mind. All the ‘K’ substitutions have infected us. xD
@Kim – Honestly, I have no idea what causes people to be so fascinated with this family. Nothing they do is something new. I certainly can’t imagine the Kardashian girl’s father would be proud of the choices they’ve made in recent years. Especially the horrible sex tape thing. That’s just so incredibly degrading & disgusting.