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Tyler Perry Swipes ‘What Would Jesus Do’ Trademark

Posted on July 7th, 2014
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Staff Editor


“What Would Jesus Do” is now property of Tyler Perry. The mega director and actor nabbed the rights to the popular phrase after a long drawn out feud with former reality star Kim “Poprah” Kearney.

Kearney, who once starred in VH1’s “I Want to Work for Diddy,” waged war with Perry when he decided to use the phrase for an impending film. The two have been in and out of the court room since 2008 after Kearney filed a trademark application to use “What Would Jesus Do” for a Christian reality show in January 2008. A few short months later, Perry filed a trademark to use the phrase for entertainment products like films, T.V. shows and musicals.

She claims to have pitched the idea to the Madea star months before his team filed for the trademark. Perry’s team contested that she had no intention of using the phrase so the studio inquired about canceling her request.

Perry came out on top as his team was able to prove the burden of proof.

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