Guinness Beer Sued By Angry Customer ... This Stuff's Made In Canada
Guinness, the famous Irish stout, is being sued because THE BEER IS ACTUALLY MADE IN CANADA!
Kieran O'Hara is a local beer drinker from Massachusetts now gunning for Guinness, claiming the beer maker is duping millions of beer enthusiasts.
According to the docs -- obtained by TMZ -- O'Hara claims Guinness plasters a misleading label on every bottle of Guinness Extra Stout that makes people think it's a 100% Irish beer -- with ONLY a teeny tiny disclosure on the back of the bottle saying it's ACTUALLY made in Canada.
O'Hara isn't just in it for himself -- he's trying to put together a class of other Guinness drinkers who thought they were drinking an authentic Irish beer.
We reached out to Guinness for comment ... so far, no word back.
Our guess? If O'Hara wins, he'll celebrate with a cold pint.
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Courteney Cox, Will Arnett Date Night? (Update: No)
12:51 PM PT -- No romance here people ... sources close to the couple tell us the two are "just friends" and had a nice platonic dinner last night.
Too bad ... they'd be cute together.
Courteney Cox and Will Arnett broke bread and lobster claws Tuesday night, and there seems to be a little dating smoke.
The famous couple arrived together at The Palm restaurant in Bev Hills and had a long dinner.
At around 11 PM, Courteney left alone and got in her SUV, which took off but stopped 20 yards down the road. Will then surfaced and began walking toward the SUV and then beelined it back inside The Palm.
We're told Will eventually left by Uber.
The two have been friends for a long time. He split with Amy Poehler a few years back, and Courteney recently split from her fiance.
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Chris Martin Sued By Photog ... You Have a Thing Against the Media
Chris Martin has just been sued by a photog who claims the singer has got it out for the media.
Richard Terry was perched at Giorgio Baldi restaurant in L.A. back in January when he saw Chris and Gwyneth get into a Jeep. He claims Martin intentionally turned his wheel sharply to the right, causing the Jeep to jump the sidewalk and hit Terry.
As TMZ reported ... another photog across the street took pics of the incident, and some felt it was a set up for the photog to bait Martin and then chronicle what followed.
Terry says in his lawsuit, Martin has "a significant history of repeated and ongoing violent acts against entertainment news people."
Terry is particularly pissed off that Martin left the scene instead of tending to him.
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Wolfgang's Steakhouse Sued I Was Ethnically Profiled ... And Got a Penis Drawn On My Locker!
Wolfgang's Steakhouse managers tormented one of their servers over his ethnicity and even looked the other way when someone drew a penis on the guy's locker ... according to a new lawsuit.
Suleyman Kucur, who's Turkish, is taking on the famed restaurant ... claiming his managers in NYC regularly called him "Turko" and bullied him. In the suit, he says they discriminated against him because they were Albanian and Montenegrin -- there's long-standing beef between the nations.
Kucur's lawsuit makes his managers and co-workers sound like real life "Mean Girls." He says they "slammed" his section with customers, so he had to do more work ... and even stole his shoes several times.
Worst of all ... he says his locker was frequently vandalized with words like, "f**k off," "gay Turk" ... and someone once sketched a large penis there as well. Size didn't matter ... Kucur was still pissed.
He's suing the restaurant and the managers for damages.
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Drake and Steph Curry Bathroom Lockdown ... At In-N-Out
Drake and Steph Curry were super protected during their late night burger run -- in fact, even the BATHROOM was cleared out when Drake had to pee ... TMZ Sports has learned.
'Star Wars: The Force Awakens' They're Cornering the Mayo Market
"Star Wars: The Force Awakens" will not just dominate in the movie theaters ... it wants to take over the mayonnaise and window blind markets.
Baffling as it seems, Lucasfilm has filed legal docs to own products with the famous movie title, products that include:
- Mayo
- Window blinds
- Mattresses
- Mustard, ketchup and relish
- Frozen meals, consisting primarily of pasta or rice
- Tortillas
- Marmalades
- Veggie burger patties
- Bowling balls
- Bean bags
- Magic tricks
- Fishing tackle
The film company has filed hundreds of trademark applications.
It's world domination.
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Spearmint Rhino Sues Your Doughnuts Are Screwing Our Strippers
Boobs and doughnuts -- individually awesome, but together they're messing up biz for the famous strip club chain Spearmint Rhino ... according to a new lawsuit.
In the suit, Spearmint Rhino says Rhino Doughnuts and Coffee -- a South Florida chain -- is intentionally confusing customers and taking advantage of its already famous brand.
The strip club giant points out it's been featured on "South Park," 'The Tonight Show,' and "Tosh.0." Far as we can tell, the doughnut joint's first national exposure is this lawsuit.
Spearmint Rhino wants it all -- profits from the shop, destruction of all the shop's gear with rhinos, and even its Internet domain name.
About the only thing they're NOT suing for ... free doughnuts for life. Stupid.
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Lisa Vanderpump Fancy Dinners On Me, Kids!
Lisa Vanderpump and husband Ken Todd hosted a unique dinner at their restaurant -- an awesome reward for at-risk kids who excelled in school and in their community.
LV teamed up with outreach group DEAP in Love to give the kids their 1st fine dining experience ... with a few criteria set up by the Covenant House. To be eligible for the tasty prize ... teens had to have perfect school attendance, keep a clean room, and volunteer at the shelter where they live.
14 kids made the cut and dined at Sur in West Hollywood. They got to order whatever they wanted off the trendy menu, including ahi tuna, steaks, premium burgers and even fancy drinks ... virgin only.
Each one got a special send-off including a fancy box of chocolates and makeup for the girls. Ken and Lisa donated shoes and clothes as well.
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Khloe Kardashian My Cheesecake Is No Lie ... I Can Prove It
Khloe Kardashian might lie about baking pies, but she's a regular Betty Crocker when it comes to whipping up a cheesecake.
Khloe posted a pic of a cooked cake and says there's proof SHE made this because she recorded the whole thing for a "Cooking with Koko" segment.
We broke the story ... Khloe tried to pass off pies from an L.A. bakery, Sweet Lady Jane ... as her own for Thanksgiving dinner.
As for the umm ... flaws in the cheesecake -- she blames "munchkins" for nibbling before the pic, but preemptively told her haters ... "It's a f***ing cheesecake. Grow up."
True.
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'Star Wars' Fans Bring on the Free Food!
Since the Mos Eisley Cantina doesn't deliver, tons of 'Star Wars' fans camped out in front of a movie theater in Hollywood had to settle for the next best thing ... buffalo wings.
The most loyal fans in this galaxy are already camped out in front of the famous Chinese Theater on Hollywood Blvd. ... despite the fact the movie doesn't open for SIX days.
But Thursday night, the group was treated to some free wings to help get them through the waiting game, and y'know ... general starvation.
One downside -- tons of wings, no restroom in sight. They're gonna need more than the Force.
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Chef Amanda Freitag My Diner's On the Chopping Block
Celebrity chef and "Chopped" judge Amanda Freitag has an ironic dilemma ... although she's a pro at saving failing diners, her own is about to go belly up.
Freitag revamps struggling diners on Food Network's "American Diner Revival." She's also part owner of the retro NYC eatery, Empire Diner.
According to legal docs obtained by TMZ, Empire Diner is four months behind in rent. The demand is ominous ... cough up $119,070.80 by December 14th or clear the building.
A source at the diner -- famously featured in Woody Allen's "Manhattan" and the opening credits of "SNL" -- tells us the employees just found out about the problem, and they're devastated they may lose jobs right before Christmas.
A rep for Amanda tells us the chef hasn't been involved in day-to-day operations since July, but she still retains an ownership stake.
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Star Wars Hunger Awakens But Chicken Wings Bring New Hope
A short while ago, in this galaxy ...
It is a period of waiting. 'Star Wars' fans, awaiting 'The Force Awakens,' line up outside theaters in Hollywood.
During the wait, hunger consumes the 100 Jedi fans not able to leave their folding chairs, for fear of losing their place in line, some who have been there already for days.
Pursued by no one, Starlight Children's Foundation, a charity for terminally ill kids, reaches out to Buffalo Wild Wings for help.
Soon 100 orders of wings, roughly worth $1,000 are donated to those on Hollywood Blvd, along with Bourbon Honey Mustard, one of 16 delicious BWW sauces.
The wait continues but there is balance in fans' stomachs once more.
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Khloe Kardashian The Great Pie Lie!!!
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Khloe Kardashian -- unlike George Washington -- told a very cherry lie ... grabbing credit for baking when all she did was taking.
Khloe was bursting with pride on her Instagram that she baked 3 pies from scratch ... pecan, pumpkin and cherry, all for a Thanksgiving feast.
It seems so sweet ... but it turns out Khloe's no pie maker at all. We found out the pies came from one of the premiere bakeries in L.A. -- Sweet Lady Jane.
Khloe even laid out the pies in the same order they're featured on the SLJ website.
And talk about bold ... she posted pics of the pumpkin and pecan pies on an oven rack!
Khloe Kardashian ... she puts the crock in Crocker.
Patti LaBelle Invites Pie Guy to Thanksgiving ... With Strings Attached
Patti Labelle showed her gratitude to the guy who helped make her sweet potato pies a sensation ... but apparently the invitation came with a condition.
The video is hilarious ... Patti and James are together at Patti's home in Philly, and they're singing up a storm. But notice they're both holding one of her sweet potato pies ... the ones that flew off the shelves at Walmart after James sang its delicious praises.
Patti took some heat after telling our photog her pie success was all her doing, not James'.
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Mercedes-Benz The Best (Food) or Nothing
Mercedes-Benz is so classy ... even their commercial shoots have 5-star catering for lunch.
Check out the menu on a recent set in Pasadena for the brand new GLE 350 SUV ... it's pretty far from a cold-cut platter.
-- Spicy shrimp over white grits topped with garlic beer creole sauce
-- Organic buttermilk fried chicken & jalapeño waffle topped with country sausage gravy
-- Kobe meatloaf over Yukon gold mashed potatoes topped with a root beer raisin glaze
-- Fresh apple & berry cobbler
We're told the crew for the commercial went nuts ... and everyone cleaned their plates.
Your move, Hyundai.
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Floyd Mayweather My Thanksgiving Weigh In 100lbs of Turkey!!!
Floyd Mayweather is dropping a ridiculous $1,000 a plate on his Thanksgiving dinner, but it's going to be a knockout on the taste buds.