Greg Gumbel Falls For The Oldest Trick In The Book, The Infomercial Switcheroo
Thursday, April 02, 2009
If this was yesterday, I would almost certainly think that this was an April Fool's joke, but alas....it is not. Greg Gumbel is suing a company called Encore because they used his likeness in informercials, instead of what was agreed upon. Apparently his voice was supposed to support a line of educational products, but instead was used for time shares, and get this....magnet therapy. Via the Huff Po....
CBS Sports broadcaster Greg Gumbel claims in a lawsuit a television producer tricked him into hosting a series of Internet infomercials.That's just crazy, but seriously though....what's wrong with magnet therapy? I mean, I don't exactly know what it is, but money is money. In fact, if Greg doesn't want his voice on the infomercials, I know someone who needs the work. His brother, Bryant.
The lawsuit was filed Tuesday in U.S. District Court in Fort Lauderdale. The suit claims Paul Douglas Scott, owner of Deerfield Beach-based Encore Television Group Inc., told Gumbel he would be announcing introductions for educational programming. Instead, Gumbel says his introductions were used in infomercials for time-shares, magnet therapy and other products.
The lawsuit seeks unspecified monetary damages and to have the videos taken down.
Gumbel's attorney would not comment on the suit. A telephone number listed on Encore's Web site had been disconnected.
Greg Gumbel says he was tricked into infomercials (Huffington Post)
2 Comments:
GMoney
said...
Apr 2, 2009, 10:48:00 AM
SportsbyBrooks found a clip of the real estate ad "featuring" Greg Gumbel.
The Ghost of Rick James
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Apr 2, 2009, 12:02:00 PM
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Time for Encore to be on the receiving end of some Beach Justice.