- [Sussan] Hailey Bieber is being sued,
over her skincare line.
- [Carly] Fans react to Olivia Rodrigo's latest romance.
- [Sussan] All that and so much more in today's show.
What is up, you guys. It's your girl, Sussan Mourad.
- Hey. I'm your host, Carly Henderson.
- And Hailey Bieber and her new skincare line, Rhode,
are being sued for trademark infringement,
by a fashion line of the same name.
According to court documents, a complaint has been filed,
by a fashion company called Rhode that was formed in 2013,
by the company's founders, Phoebe Vickers and Purna Khatau,
who state that there is no doubt that Ms. Bieber,
and her companies know of Rhode's superior rights.
Their legal team claims that Hailey,
whose middle name is Rhode,
tried to acquire the trademark from the design duo in 2018.
However, when they refused, Hailey allegedly went forward,
with launching her own Rhode brand anyway.
The court documents state that Ms. Bieber,
previously sought to acquire the Rhode mark,
appreciating that the brands could not coexist,
without confusion.
Given the sacrifices that they had made to build the brand,
Khatau and Vickers refused.
The court documents went on to say, but Ms. Bieber,
who could surely leverage her fame into success,
with a different branded beauty line,
apparently does not care that two other women entrepreneurs,
have been using the Rhode brand name for years.
As for the type of product the Rhode brand sells.
Beautiful dresses, skirts, bottoms and sets,
that have reportedly been worn by celebrities,
including Beyonce, Tracy Ellis Ross, and Kelly Clarkson.
The website does not show any skincare for sale.
- [Carly] Yeah.
And in the complaint, the duo also claimed,
that Hailey sharing her Rhode brand,
to her millions of followers,
will kind of confuse the marketplace,
and will ultimately destroy their company's goodwill.
- And in addition to the court filing,
the founders also shared a statement to social media.
They explained that they quit their jobs nine years ago,
to start their minority co-owned Rhode business.
And while they didn't wanna file their lawsuit,
they had to, to protect their business.
They pointed out that Hailey could choose any name,
for her skincare line.
They also shared that they admire Hailey,
and want to celebrate her.
And as fellow women entrepreneurs, wish her all the success.
I love the fact that despite filing a lawsuit,
they've still said how much they admire Hailey,
and they know how hard she's worked,
and they wanna celebrate her.
- Oh, totally. It's such a classy move right there.
- [Sussan] A source connected to Hailey's brand,
has since shared with TMZ that Hailey owns the trademark,
for skincare and the other Rhode brand holds the trademark,
for clothing.
The source also pointed to the fact,
that Hailey's legal name is Hailey Rhode Bieber.
It'll be interesting to see how this one pans out,
because one brand is clothing,
while the other one is skincare.
And I guess it comes down to how the court decides,
these type of trademark cases.
I mean, of course this isn't the first time,
a major celebrity brand has had criticism,
or legal action taken against them for their brand's name.
I mean, who can forget the fire Kim Kardashian came under,
when she first called her Skims brand, Kimono.
Which thankfully, she changed.
Kim also received a cease and desist letter,
regarding her Skkn trademark in 2021 for her skincare line.
Oh, and keeping it in the family,
Kylie was stopped from trademarking her name Kylie,
by the OG Kylie, Kylie Minogue,
who recently shared this on the matter.
- I spent a lifetime, you know,
protecting my brand and building my brand.
So it was just something that had to be done.
We came to an agreement.
- Shout out to Australia's national treasure, Kylie Minogue.
I love her so much.
- [Carly] Man, it is unfortunate that Hailey's Rhode,
already has such a big platform to start on.
Definitely more so than the other Rhode brand,
just because Hailey's so famous.
But I mean, I know they've been working,
on building that for nearly a decade.
But at the same time, like it is Hailey's name,
her middle name.
So it would be nice if they could kind of both find a way,
to coexist since they are selling different things.
Also, I just have to point out,
there are so many different celebrity skincare,
and beauty lines these days.
- So many, so many. (laughs)
- So many.
Like, I remember when celebrities just did a perfume,
and now we've got Ariana Grande's R.E.M,
Selena Gomez's Rare Beauty, Fenty Beauty by Rihanna.
I mean, the list goes on and on.
You mentioned so many before.
I guess, get that bag, y'all.
Do you think that celebrities use their own beauty lines,
though?
- I've thought about this before,
and I think most of them do.
I think some like to pretend they do,
but I'm not gonna say which ones.
- They'll atleast try it out.
- They'll try it out. It'll be in the cabinet at home.
- We just got new details,
on Olivia Rodrigo's relationship status.
It was just confirmed that our girl 'Liv,
has been dating Zack Bia since February.
- Oh my God. I am freaking out! (screams)
- [Carly] A source revealed to "People",
that they've been dating since the Super Bowl.
And added, they really like each other.
Well then.
Zack is a DJ, influencer,
and co-founder of an indie record label.
He also previously dated Madison Beer,
who was rumored to have written her song, Selfish,
and even maybe her song, Reckless, about him.
- But I also cannot hear that song one more time.
It drives me insane.
- [Carly] Zack was also linked to "Outerbanks" star,
Madelyn Cline, just before he and Olivia,
apparently made it official,
which both Madelyn and Zack have denied.
- Now Zack is 26 years old while Olivia is 19.
- Yeah. So that's the thing.
And the Internet definitely has some thoughts,
about their age difference.
While some had an optimistic outlook,
on the rumored relationship,
others made it abundantly clear,
that they were not shipping these two.
This person even tweeted Taylor Swift's Exile song lyric.
I think I've seen this film before,
and I didn't like the ending.
- But if it's like,
this is going to absolutely ruin my life,
and the lives of everyone around me?
- [Woman] Yeah.
- [Carly] Olivia's last boyfriend, Adam Faze,
was also older than her, he was 25 years old.
Honestly, I'm just impressed,
that she found time to make it happen,
as she's been on her Sour Tour since April,
and is currently playing shows across Europe.
So I know Olivia can make her own decisions,
but I wouldn't say that I'm quite on the ship,
with these two, just yet.
You know, I think back when I was 19 years old,
and I was in college,
and I feel like it would've definitely been weird,
at that point, to date someone,
that was well into their twenties.
I think my friends probably would've had an intervention,
for me at that age.
It's just a big difference at that age,
in terms of life experience.
I mean, obviously going to college,
is a little bit different than being a pop star.
And I know Olivia probably has so many older people,
around her all the time but I just wanna protect her,
you know?
- Yeah. I know what you mean.
But honestly, if Olivia is happy, I'm happy.
She's a smart and independent young woman,
and incredibly mature.
And nobody knows the nature of their relationship,
except them.
So as long as she's smiling and in a good place,
I'm happy for her.
All right, guys, let's break down some other major stories,
and determine if they're fact or cap.
Starting with,
did Taylor Swift just drop a major Easter egg,
that 1989 Taylor's Version might be her next album drop?
That is fact.
Taylor made a surprise pre-recorded appearance,
while accepting her wins,
at the last Culturist Culture Awards.
Which included the best Taylor Swift Award,
for baking cookies.
And well, you just have to see this moment for yourself.
- Hi Bowen.
(audience screaming)
But let me say, thank you so much for giving me,
the Taylor Swift Award for baking cookies.
I have been hard at work on this batch.
- [Woman 2] Oh my God.
- And I'm gonna enjoy it now.
Cheers to you. Thank you so much.
(audience screaming)
- [Sussan] Of course, we were all quick to notice,
that Tay walked past a chalkboard sign that read,
1989 secret session Nashville.
AKA one of the exclusive fan events she held in 2014,
before the release of 1989.
During which a select group of Swifties,
got to come over to her house,
and eat cookies while listening to the album.
Okay. First of all, when do I get that invitation?
But also, if that isn't a Taylor's Version Easter egg,
I don't know what is.
And excited, does not cut.
- Did Selena Gomez say she felt ashamed,
of her old album cover?
That unfortunately, is fact.
During her comedy actress round table,
for The Hollywood Reporter,
Sel' discussed being sexualized at a young age,
and brought up her Revival cover,
where she sat naked in a black and white photo.
- I actually did an album cover,
and I was really ashamed after I did it.
- [Carly] She said she had to work through,
the deeper feelings on why she isn't happy with that choice,
and added...
- I'm not an overly sexual person.
Sometimes I like to feel sexy.
- [Amy] Yeah.
- But it doesn't mean it's for somebody else.
- And that's a bummer that she's not happy with it,
because that album cover was chef's kiss.
Stunning.
- Absolutely flawless.
Is Rege-Jean Page making a return to "Bridgerton",
in season three?
That unfortunately, is cap.
After rumors recently have been swirling,
that Rege might be making a return to the hit series,
Rege crushed our hearts again by shutting those rumors down.
Sharing this swoon worthy image to Instagram,
alongside Jonathan Bailey.
He shared, the boys are back in town.
No, I'm not going back to the show by the way.
The papers made that one up.
But we had the best and most stylish catch up,
I've had in a while, over some truly excellent,
Italian coffee and sunshine.
Look, if this pic is all we're gonna get,
I'll take whatever we can get.
- We'll take it.
Did Billie Eilish say that having kids,
is one of her major life goals?
That's fact.
Billie revealed to the "Sunday Times" magazine,
that she would rather die than not have kids,
and added, I need them.
- That is a lot to take in.
- [Carly] Billie explained, the older I get,
the more I experience things, I just think, ugh,
what am I gonna do when my kid thinks,
that this is the right thing to do?
And I'm like, no, it's not. And they won't listen to me?
Well she's only 20 now, so she still has plenty of time,
to figure it out.
- Plenty of time.
Did some of the 1D boys have a semi reunion?
Well, not exactly.
Niall Horan was spotted at Harry Styles' concert,
at Wembley Stadium in London,
dancing along as Harry actually sang the 1D hit,
What Makes You Beautiful.
Honestly, seeing Niall supporting Harry like this,
is everything.
And I just love the fact,
that he wasn't even in a VIP section or anything.
More content like this, please.
- Very relatable.
All right. Thank you guys so much for watching.
We'll see you next time.
- Bye. - Bye.
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