Boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr. is suing The Wine Bistro in New Orleans for using his name and image, as well as the name of his affiliate group, on a Super Bowl promotion flyer.
Mayweather says that the bar used Youtube, Facebook, Twitter and posted flyers up around the city promising that the boxer would be stopping by the club before the Super Bowl.
Mayweather, who says that he makes $100,000 for a club appearance, said that the bar promised that the boxer and "The Money Team" would be parting at the club during Super Bowl weekend. Mayweather's money team, according to TMZ, consists of Justin Bieber, Lil' Kim, 50 Cent and Miss Jackson.
In addition to getting used for an event he never agreed to, Mayweather is also upset that his fans were tricked into going to an event based off of false promises.
Mayweather alleges the bar owners wrongly profited from his name and filed his lawsuit at the Nevada District Court on Thursday. The boxer wants an unspecified amount of money and for the bar to stop using his name.
Here's one of the YouTube spots for the Super Bowl party.
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