Tony Robbins claims a competing motivational speaker has stolen his schtick, so he's suing the dude.
In the lawsuit, "Banana Hands" Robbins claims the wife of Stephen Pierce -- the other motivational dude -- used a small camera to record almost 50 minutes of a speech Stephen gave at one of Robbins' seminars. Pierce then posted the video on his website, and encouraged his readers to skip Robbins' $8,000 seminar and buy his video instead. Self-help yourself, folks!
The firewalking guru is also claiming that Pierce posted a fraudulent statement on his website claiming that he got permission from Robbins to film the speech and make it available for public sale.
Robbins is suing for all profits Pierce made via the unlawful use of Robbins' likeness. Calls to Pierce's camp were not returned.
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THIS JUST IN: Robbins' crackerjack legal team made a bone-headed mistake and the case is to be dropped immediately. (But how will they apologize and make things right?) YOU HEARD IT HERE FIRST.
Tony Robbins is an ass and had it coming. Anyone who takes the potent knowledge of NLP
and teaches Presidents and Politicians how to lie more convincingly to the public, as well as
using it personally to manipulate those around him, deserves to be skewered!!!
Here's Stephen Pierce's side of the story:
http://www.dtalpha.com/talkback/?p=72
This is crap. I've always thought that Stephen does sound a lot like Tony Robbins and has been influenced by him, But, I doubt very seriously that Stephen would steal from him outright. The truth is the light.
Stephen Pierce is a wonderful human being. He's definitely one of the good guys. I hope he can get this resolved asap.
Stephen Pierce is an honourable man and the truth will out! Disturbing that a man can be used for utilising his own content for no profit?!?
I know Stephen and his wife personally and what Robbins Research claimed Stephen has done tha violate the regulation is definately not true. I have no idea why they want to do this, jealousy? but Stephen deserves to tell the world the other side of his story. check out http://www.dtalpha.com/talkback/?p=72#respond to listen to what Stephen has got to say.
