Sony Sues Its Vp of Everything, Kevin Butler, for Playing a Wii

Actor Jerry Lambert's rogue Bridgestone ad

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It looks like one of the great spokescharacters of recent years has met an ignominious end. Sony is suing Jerry Lambert, the great commercial actor who has played Kevin Butler, a wise-cracking PlayStation exec, for several years, because he was seen playing a Wii driving game in a recent Bridgestone ad. Kotaku has the statement from Sony: "Sony Computer Entertainment America filed a law suit against Bridgestone and Wildcat Creek Inc."—the entity which reportedly handles Lambert's business affairs—"on September 11.

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