Ja Morant will be paid six figures by a restaurant in Memphis after the establishment used his likeness without authorization.
Action News 5 reports that The Wing Guru agreed to pay Morant $75,000 a year in monthly installments of $6,250 to use his name and likeness to promote its chicken wings. Morant was the brand ambassador for the restaurant which used his image in “print, audio-visual, and social media campaigns.”
Eventually, the establishment stopped paying Morant for four months after they came to terms with their January 2022 contract. While the restaurant did not compensate Mortant, it continued to use his likeness in several promotions…