Chipotle sued Ocean after the singer pulled out of a planned endorsement last year. Ocean is reported to have recorded a version of the song Pure Imagination, which the restaurant chain was planning to use in an ad.
But when Ocean saw the clip and noticed Chipotle had added its logo, he refused to allow the chain to use his recording. (Yes, you read that correctly: Frank Ocean signed a deal with Chipotle to let Chipotle use his music in an ad for Chipotle, but was upset once the ad for Chipotle was revealed to be an ad for Chipotle.) The company sued Ocean earlier this week for $212,5000, which is reportedly the amount Ocean had been paid in advance to record the song. Apparently not keen to involve himself in a legal battle, Ocean has already repaid the amount – but made his thoughts on the matter clear in the cheque’s memo field, in which the singer wrote “f–k off.”
Ocean posted the cheque to his Tumblr site. Frank Ocean won the 2013 Grammy Award for Best Urban Contemporary Album for his record, Channel Orange.
You can watch the contentious Chipotle ad, which went somewhat viral when it was released in September 2013 – with a recording of Pure Imagination by Fiona Apple – below.
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