DID FRESH BEETS SOIL A&P'S REPUTATION?

Two college students were sued by The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company d/b/a A&P -- a 337-store supermarket chain -- for allegedly defaming the company in a music video which they recorded on-premises without the company's consent.

Priding themselves as rappers known as the " Fresh Beets ," the young men appear to be engaged in a musical parody of their work, rather than on a mission to disparage or harm the company's products or reputation.

While the video is certainly childish and crude, we're of the opinion that the company overacted when it filed a lawsuit seeking a million dollars in damages, and terminated the two New Jersey residents from their respective positions as "produce clerks."

"Is it all about the produce, produce?"

See for yourself!

To donload their video, please use this link: The Fresh Beets

-----------------------------

For our other blog posts on this topic, please use this link: Defamation