New
York
(ANI):
A
bar
in
Austin,
Texas,
which
has
been
running
a
'Stripper
Idol'
competition,
has
been
sued
by
the
producers
of
the
'American
Idol'
show.
The
bar
has
been
running
its
'Stripper
Idol'
contest
every
week,
in
which
patrons
dance
topless
for
a
cash
prize
of
500
dollars,
but
FremantleMedia
North
America,
which
owns
the
popular
TV
show,
wants
it
to
quit.
According
to
The
Dallas
Morning
News,
FremantleMedia
cited
in
its
lawsuit
that
the
contest
is
a
trademark
violation,
and
wants
to
stop
the
contest
at
Palazio
Men's
Club
in
Austin
and
to
seize
its
profits.
It
further
said
that
the
'Stripper
Idol'
contest
could
mislead
the
public
to
believe
that
the
TV
show
sponsors
the
event.
As
per
the
lawsuit,
adverts
for
the
contest
use
a
logo
with
a
'color
scheme,
design
and
font'
similar
to
that
of
the
TV
show,
and
waitresses
at
the
club
wear
T-shirts
emblazoned
with
the
logo,
according
to
the
lawsuit.
Palazio
says
that
it
has
no
plans
to
stop
the
competition,
which
has
grown
in
popularity
since
the
lawsuit
was
made
public.
"It's
shocking.
We're
just
a
local
company
it's
not
like
we're
some
big
threat," the
New
York
Daily
News
quoted
club
manager
Scott
Stevenson
as
saying.