Yung Miami Committed Trademark Infringement Over Merch? Report

Yung Miami reportedly committed trademark infringement charge over her merchandise.

The City Girls member has been viral over the past few weeks after being entangled in Sean "Diddy" Combs' legal trouble. It appears that her own run-in with the law isn't over.

As reported by Uproxx, Yung Miami is being accused of with trademark infringement with regard her merchandise bearing the phrase "Act Bad."

A man named Larry Taylor reportedly appeared at the rapper's place in Houston, Texas, to hand her over a copy of the lawsuit.

In a video that is making waves on social media, Taylor claims that he works on behalf of the alleged original trademark owner, Charlie Cee Kenyatta.

Kenyatta, whose real name is Charles Kenyatta Jr., is said to own a company called Act Bad Entertainment. He filed the reported lawsuit because Yung Miami's merchandise conflicted with his company's branding and likeness.

Yung Miami Speaks Out After Getting Served With Trademark Infringement

After the incident, Yung Miami took to social media to react.

Writing on her official X account, formerly known as Twitter, the rapper said she wasn't selling the merch and serving her legal documents regarding the matter was "lame."

"Tryna serve me some paper over MERCH that I'm not selling is LAME!!! Like everybody wanna go viral so bad let's go viral I'm tired!!!!!!!!" she wrote.

Some users took to the reply section to slam Yung Miami, claiming she tried to sell merch with the phrase "Act Bad" at one point.

As of this writing, the varsity jacket is still on her official website and sells for $230 per piece.

Yung Miami popularized the phrase after her collaborative track with Diddy and Fabolous went viral online.

Yung Miami Denies Being a Sex Worker, a Drug Transporter for Diddy

The recent news comes after Rod "Lil Rod" Jones filed a lawsuit against Diddy for sexual harassment. In the legal documents, Yung Miami was labeled a "sex worker" and accused of transporting drugs to the rapper.

The musician took to social media to deny the allegations, writing, "Something the internet made up and yall ran with it!!! N****s don't even pay that for child support why tf would a n**** ever pay me 250k for. FOR WHAT??"

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