Snoop Dogg Is Suing Pabst Blue Ribbon Over $700 Million Sale

ByBrian Warneron June 8, 2015inArticles›Celebrity News

When most people think about Snoop Dogg consuming a mind-altering recreational drug, they think of him rolling up endless blunts made with the finest marijuana known to man. Snoop loves weed so much that back in April he invested in an a marijuana delivery startup called Eaze. Snoop was one of four investors who put together $10 million for the company to become Uber-for-weed . But, contrary to what you might assume, THC isn’t Snoop’s exclusive chemical of choice. The rapper also has been known to enjoy good old fashioned alcohol to take the edge off. Typically in the form of beer. And when Snoop reaches for a beer, he reaches for a Colt 45. So what does this all have to do with Pabst Blue Ribbon? And why is Snoop now suing PBR? You’re about to find out…

Earlier today, Snoop (real name is Calvin Broadus), filed a lawsuit in Los Angeles superior court against Pabst Blue Ribbon. In case you didn’t know, in addition to making PBR, Pabst also owns Colt 45. Or at least they did until last November when the entire company was acquired by a Russian investor conglomerate.

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According to the lawsuit just filed, in the event that Pabst was acquired, or if the company separately sold off Colt 45, Snoop would be entitled to a portion of the sale price. Specifically 10% of the value of Colt 45. This entitlement was reportedly supposed to last through January 2016.

It’s unclear how much Colt 45 was valued out in the $700 million deal, but today insiders are estimating that Snoop is seeking a minimum of $10 million.

Update : When the lawsuit was first filed, we were under the impression that Snoop’s contract entitled him to 10% of Pabst overall sale price ($70 million). Today we learned that Snoop’s contract specifically was with Colt 45 and therefore would entitle him to 10% of whatever Colt 45 was worth.

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