Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson has been threatened with legal action by Megan Rapinoe over a branding dispute.American footballer Rapinoe called out the WWE legend-turned-actor last week for his new logo for the XFL, an American football league which he bought off former boss Vince McMahon.
She believes it is too similar to the logo for TogetherXR, a company she and wife Sue Bird, along with US teammate Alex Morgan, snowboarder Chloe Kim and swimmer Simone Manuel, created to challenge conventional roles for women in society."Welp.
This is awkward," tweeted Rapinoe. "Only thing @TheRock and @XFL2023 are gonna be cookin up is a response to the Cease and Desist and an ENTIRE new brand ID. @togethxr got this on lock boys."Fellow World Cup winner Morgan also hit out at Johnson, writing: "Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, I guess?
Shout out to my team at @togethxr for creating a bad ass brand name, logo, and background story that resonates for so many."TogetherXR have since released a statement confirming they have contacted the XFL over the "striking similarities" between the two logos.What do you make of the claims?
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