The physician in question is being sued for using Kardashian's name and likeness in ads to promote his practice.
and wouldn’t try doing it again. It is worth noting that when she received the facial she was pregnant, which meant that she had to forego painkillers and numbing cream — making for what she described in 2018 as "a super uncomfortable experience."
Fast-forward to today, and Kardashian West is suing an Alabama-based doctor for using her name and likeness to promote the "vampire facial" procedure without having her permission to do so. Per a complaint filed by her attorneys on Monday, December 9, under the U.S.
The filed complaint includes screenshots of Runels' promotional pamphlets and website, which feature Kim’s name and image. A screenshot of Runels’ LinkedIn profile is also included in the complaint, in which his background is a photo mash-up of Kardashian West and model Bar Refaeli . “While 'the Kardashians' — or, more accurately, Ms. Kardashian and her sister Kourtney — did 'get' a Vampire Facial, it was seven years ago. And they had certainly never licensed their name in connection with the procedure," the complaint reads. "Upon further investigation, Ms. Kardashian was horrified to discover that her name and likeness were plastered all over Runels’ website .
Although Kardashian West has yet to make a public statement about the filing, attorney Michael J. Kump from her legal team toldin an email that, “at this time, we’re going to let the Complaint ‘speak for itself,’ and there is no further comment.”, and he also sent us the following statement: “Ms Kardashian-West, among other things, publicly did a procedure using the name that I own, 'Vampire Facial .
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