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Thursday, December 18, 2008
‘Idol’ sues Austin strip club
If you haven’t checked out “Stripper Idol” at Palazio, you might want to hurry.
The amateur strip-off’s days are likely numbered now that the company behind “American Idol” has sued the men’s club located at 501 E. Ben White Blvd. Winners of the contest, held Thursdays, walk away with $500, according to Fox 7.
In a suit filed this week, FremantleMedia asks a judge to halt the weekly competition, strip — sorry, had to go there — the club of any profits it has made as a result of using the “Idol” name and logo, and force Palazio’s owners to pay all legal fees and court costs.
But hope is not lost for lovers of scantily clad women. The club’s owner, identified only as Lampros, sounds like he’s ready for a fight.
“I don’t feel they have any grounds to sue,” he told TMZ.com. “This is just our way of inticing [sic] people to come out and have a good time and contribute to the economic crisis that is going on.”
Oh, boy. Wouldn’t you just love to be on the jury hearing this case?
