In a joint statement released to the press, co-founders Purna Khatau and Phoebe Vickers said they 'were forced to file a lawsuit... in order to protect our business.'
In a joint statement released to the press on Tuesday, Khatau and Vickers said they "were forced to file a lawsuit against Hailey Bieber and her skin-care line... in order to protect our business."
"While a global brand, we are still a young and growing company, and we cannot overcome a celebrity with Hailey's following using our company's name to sell related products," the statement reads. "We admire Hailey. She has worked hard and earned the ability to create her own skin care line. We don't want to sue Hailey; we want to celebrate her. As fellow women entrepreneurs, we wish her every success. Hailey has hard-earned star power and influence.
Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe's Lisa T. Simpson, who's representing the plaintiff, also issued a statement on the matter, calling it "an unfortunate circumstance." "We, of course, understand that Hailey wants to use her middle name for her brand, but the law on this is clear: You can't create this kind of brand confusion just because you want to use your name," she said. "What Ms. Beiber is doing is harming a minority co-owned business that two women have painstakingly built into a growing, global brand."
Fashionista has reached out to Rhode, the beauty brand, for comment, and will update this story when we hear back.
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