Mr. T is known for a number of things, all of them from the 1980s: The A-Team, playing Clubber Lang in Rocky III, a terrible Saturday morning cartoon and being in an anti-drug PSA.
Unlike most of the people who did those “don’t do drugs” PSAs in the 80s, Mr. T hasn’t bought any marijuana dispensaries or hemp farms. And he’s sticking with the whole “drugs are bad, mmmkay” thing by suing a weed company called Leafly over a strain of cannabis called “Mrt” or “Mr. Tusk,” according to TMZ.
According to the docs … Mr. T says the logo will confuse consumers into thinking he’s in bed with the weed company. He says for nearly 40 years, Mr. T has authorized his name to be used for promotion and branded products but he is NOT and never was on board with Leafly using “Mrt.”
This is true, there’s basically nothing Mr. T won’t lend his name to.
As for Leafly, they’re not backing down.
A rep for Leafly tells us, “We pity the absurdity of this claim.”
Yeah, now I’m on Mr. T’s side, that was terrible.