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Coca-Cola sued by late US singer Johnny Cash's estate over soundalike ad
The Straits Times
|December 01, 2025
WASHINGTON - The estate of legendary American country singer Johnny Cash has sued Coca-Cola for allegedly exploiting his likeness by hiring a soundalike to sing in a commercial.
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The estate argued in a lawsuit filed on Nov 25 in Nashville federal court that the soft-drink giant violated Tennessee’s right of publicity law by using a Cash impersonator in a college football-themed advertisement.
Spokespeople for Coca-Cola and attorneys for Cash’s estate did not immediately respond to requests for comment on the complaint on Nov 26. Cash died at the age of 71in 2003.
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