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The Inspiring Women of Yesterday and Today
How to Easily Increase Your Water Intake 3 Ways to Help Your Legal Case Move Faster
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Asparagus & Smoked Mozzarella Pizzettes Don’t Let This Distraction Destroy Your Productivity
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‘Jersey Shore’ Stars Battle a New York Restaurant Over Meatball Merch
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The Meatball Shop Sued Snooki! (And Another ‘Jersey Shore’ Star, Too)
Reality TV stars Nicole “Snooki” Polizzi and Deena Cortese are gearing up for a court battle. But this isn’t a showdown with another celebrity: It’s a fight to the death over merchandise with ... a New York City-based meatball restaurant! This case sounds laughable, but there’s some real “meat” to dig into. The controversy started when the celebrity duo — known as “The Meatballs” since their time together on “Jersey Shore” — launched a clothing brand/online store called The Meatball Shop late last year. The brand sells meatball-themed T-shirts, sweatshirts, and hats with slogans like “Team Meatball Forever” and “Meatball Squad.” Over the holidays, they even offered a sweater with a checklist reading, “Pour wine, wrap gifts, decorate, be a meatball.” All of this merchandise plays off the pair’s “Jersey Shore” nickname, which Polizzi and Cortese earned because, as Food & Wine puts it, “The party girls are both very tan, curvy, and short.”
actual meatballs. According to Page Six, the New York City- based restaurant The Meatball Shop sued Polizzi and Cortese in December of 2020, claiming their
clothing infringes on its trademark. As of writing this, a judge is considering The Meatball Shop’s request to shut Polizzi and Cortese’s operation down. To add even more meat to the argument, it was the owners of The Meatball Shop restaurant (Daniel Holzman and Michael Chernow) who first taught Polizzi and Cortese to make edible meatballs in 2017. The lesson was documented in a photo shoot with “In Touch.” Does it get more ironic than that? If this article made you crave meatballs, don’t worry — we’ve got you covered. Visit Epicurious.com and search “classic beef meatballs’’ for a recipe that will knock your socks off.
Even with this claim to the moniker, the legality of the celebrities’ clothing line has some competition from, well, places that sell
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