Diddy, “The King of Sexy,” let Justin Timberlake “borrow” the term


Diddy seems to think that he owns the common adjective “sexy” and that he alone holds the rights. He said he is the true “King of Sexy” and that he let Justin Timberlake “borrow” the term for his latest CD:

Hip-hop mogul SEAN COMBS has given JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE permission to use his catchphrase “sexy” for his comeback single. The Bad Boy Entertainment boss is famed for his use of the word, and he has no problem with Timberlake hijacking the term for his song SEXYBACK. Diddy says, “I’m a big fan of Justin and he’s allowed to use my catchphrase ‘sexy’ and run with it. I mean, I got it from somebody else, so it’s all good. “(But) I am the king of the sexy, Justin. Let’s not get it twisted.”

Victoria’s Secret must have called up Diddy before the launch of their Very Sexy bras to make sure he approved of their use of the word. Or maybe they’re paying him royalties.

Oh wait – I dated a patent attorney a while ago, and I think the way it works is that you only have rights to a trademark within a certain industry. In that case Diddy is the sole “sexy” singer and Timberlake indeed needs to bow to him in order to call himself sexy. All other professions and industries can be sexy without Diddy’s approval.

Timberlake album cover found at Cake and Ice Cream. Diddy pictures from yeeeah. The last few photos of Justin Timberlake are high resolution from an Observer photo shoot found at TimberlakeNow.net.

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  1. jess says:

    is it just me or does that girl on the left of diddy have the weirdest boobs you’ve every seen?

  2. Angelika says:

    I can’t stand P. Diddy – no matter if in his music videos, his photoshoots or his stupid Making the Band show, he acts like he’s the king of the world, and he’s definitely the most arrogant man in this business.