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Charlie Sheen threatens to sue strip club

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Press Trust of India Los Angeles
Last Updated : Jan 21 2013 | 4:10 AM IST

The former "Two and a Half Men" star took the decision to sue the club after they refused to change the name of the room. Sheen is worried that this could damage his reputation, reported Aceshowbiz.

"We figured it would be comical to name a room after him. It was a room where you could dine on sushi served on cellophane on the body of one of our entertainers, not where you do crack.

"Then we got notification from his lawyer to cease and desist, claiming the usage of his name would be detrimental to his persona. They said they would sue us for millions if we carried on. How could sushi damage Charlie Sheen's reputation? We thought dedicating a room to dine in his honor would help repair and elevate his image," said Sam Zherka, president of the parent company that owns Cheetahs.

Zherka then said that Sheen "should have called us up and thanked us. We have now removed his name, he wasn't doing big business for us anyway. We had a little ritual and threw his image in garbage - a celebration of Charlie Sheen being dumped."

Sheen's lawyer, Marty Singer, confirmed that Cheetahs has complied to the cease-and-desist letter they sent.

"This matter has nothing to do with Sheen's reputation. You can't use any celebrity name to promote a business without permission. They had no right to use his name." PTI AYM RCJ

  

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