Lawyers representing the estate for late D.C. Mayor Marion Barry have sent a letter to the CEO of &pizza, threatening to sue over the pizza chain’s use of Barry’s likeness in promoting a menu item called “Marion Berry knots,” which the restaurant has since removed.
The pizza chain, which is based in D.C. and has 55 locations along the East Coast, launched the “Marion Berry knots” earlier this month with an ad campaign seemingly playing on Barry’s cocaine use and arrest in the 90s. The promotions enraged many in D.C. and prompted a boycott of &pizza in the city.
In the letter, attorneys for Barry’s estate acknowledged the apology from &pizza, but said it’s inefficient, failed to acknowledge Barry’s widow, Cora Masters Barry, and more needs to be done to repair the damage…