FTX Crypto: Tom Brady was in. Were you?

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Originally Posted by BigRedChief

How can they go after Brady and these other celebrities? Every damn advertisement is inflating the benefits or deliciousness of their product.

Now, if they knew the books were cooked, that’s different. But no way they knew.

I was just having this discussion with someone. My take was that they were paid spokespeople reading an advertising script, so they can't be sued for being in an ad. They're essentially the fake suburban housewife enjoying the smell of her lemony floor wax.

The other person said that they aren't actors portraying someone. They're doing the ad as themselves and using their influence (caveat: tom brady is a dirty cheater) to get people to buy the product. Therefore, they're making personal claims and can be held responsible.

I can kind of see that argument, especially if they're doing longer infomercial types of things where tom brady is making claims as himself. But if we're talking 30 second ads where he's more or less reading a script, I think that's a really hard lawsuit to win. Can you sue Mean Joe Greene if Coca Cola gives you diabetes?

And honestly, if tom brady influenced anyone to buy into this scam, they're probably a terrible person to start with and deserve to lose their money. tom brady is probably one of the least trustworthy people in America.