Kanye West reportedly demands Melbourne burger restaurant to change logo and burger names

nme.com:

Kanye West fan in Melbourne who named his burger restaurant after the rapper has reportedly been sent a cease and desist by his legal team, requesting its logo and burger names be changed.Mark Elkhouri noticed that West had begun following his College Dropout Burgers business – named after the rapper’s 2004 debut album – on Instagram and was watching stories posted through the account, initially believing it to be a mark of approval.

West is still currently following the business on Instagram.However, a letter from West’s lawyers soon arrived, The Age reports.

As a result, Elkhouri was forced to paint over a mural of Ye at the store, and get rid of its ‘College Dropout’-inspired teddy bear logo.A post shared by College Dropout Burgers ™ (@collegedropoutburgers)Additionally, the restaurant will be changing the names of multiple menu items that reference West’s music, such as their Golddigger, Good Morning, Cheezus and Parties in L.A.

burgers.In an Instagram post last month, Elkhouri announced the “removal of all references to Ye” from the business, saying they would “no longer assert that we are directly inspired by Ye or his music”.