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Two coffee brands are fighting over George Clooney. Then again, who wouldn't?
Nespresso, which has employed Clooney as its pitchman in international markets since 2006 and launched a U.S. ad featuring Clooney and Danny DeVito in November, is suing coffee company Israeli Espresso Club over ads employing a Clooney lookalike.
In the cheeky Israeli Espresso Club spot below, Clooney's doppelganger is labeled "not George Clooney," but Nespresso nonetheless demands it be pulled and is seeking $50,000 in damages, claiming it is misleading to consumers.
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