Facebook Parent Company Meta Sued By Former Arkansas Gov Huckabee Over Weed Product Ad Misuse
Legal Action Against Meta
Former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee (R)has initiated a lawsuit against Meta Platforms Inc. (NASDAQ: META), the parent company of Facebook, in the U.S. District Court in Delaware.
The lawsuit addresses unauthorized advertisements on Facebook that falsely utilized Huckabee’s name and likeness to promote CBD gummies.
These ads claimed that Huckabee was abandoning his television hosting duties to endorse these products and attributed fabricated statements to him concerning the medicinal benefits of CBD.
Misuse Of Identity And Image
The complaint details that some of the disputed advertisements …