Oprah, Dr. Oz File Lawsuit Against Alleged Acai Berry Scammers
Posted on Aug 20, 2009 @ 12:36PM
Oprah Winfrey and her frequent expert guest, Columbia University’s Dr. Mehmet Oz, are suing a network of merchants who they said falsely used their images to sell the Acai Berry, a fad product advertised as a help in all areas of general health, from weight loss to impotence (it's not, according to medical authorities).
While both discussed the product on one of Winfrey's shows, they have no tie to any of the companies that have been taking liberties with their likenesses, according to Oz, who also said the false-ringing endorsement was "hurtful" to his credibility as a pitchman. Expert David Schardt told GMA that Winfrey, in particular, has such high trust with her audience anything she touts is usually followed by phenomenal sales.
Oz said that he has never endorsed any supplements, and if you see his picture on the bottle, it’s a fake.
According to the lawsuit: "These defendants are willfully capitalising on plaintiffs' valuable reputation and intellectual property rights to lure consumers into ordering their infringing products on the false premise that they have been tested or recommended by Ms. Winfrey and/or Dr. Oz when they have not."
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I didn’t see anything about the former endorsement issue. I don’t know anything about Asafa Powell or a relationship of that person to Amway/Nutrilite.
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Posted Wed, 02/03/2010 - 2:49pm
oops sry she called her credit card company
Posted Fri, 08/28/2009 - 3:28pm
a friend got scammed called her bank and told them the charges were not legit bank got money back
Posted Fri, 08/28/2009 - 3:26pm
I was also scammed into thinking this was a legit company. I ordered from HSN and was redirected to Acai. I've been billed $150. I returned the next two bottles and I'm just waiting to see if I get a refund.
Posted Thu, 08/20/2009 - 8:25pm
complaintsboard.com/complaints/acai-berry-detox-c160257.html#comments
Posted Thu, 08/20/2009 - 5:47pm
Ordered this product based on recommendation from Dr. Oz/Oprah site. Supposed to cost $.99 and ended up costing $87.13+$.99+misc. foreign chgs. Never would have ordered it if it wasn't from Oprah's site.
Posted Thu, 08/20/2009 - 5:32pm
Who would ever want to use Oprah on a diet product? Might as well use Kirstie Alley while you're at it. Just sayin...
Posted Thu, 08/20/2009 - 4:53pm
The real story behind Oprah's crusade.
****://****.nydailynews.com/entertainment/tv/2009/07/17/2009-07-17_is_oprahs_reign_slipping.html
Posted Thu, 08/20/2009 - 3:06pm
Good! I hope they hang these guys.......I got suckered in as I put a lot of faith in Oprah and Dr. Oz's recommendations and have had a lot of problems with getting billed for product not received etc. GO GET 'EM!!!
Posted Thu, 08/20/2009 - 2:25pm