Jack Kay, higher recognized on-line because the viral sensation Ibiza Remaining Boss, is threatening authorized motion in opposition to a Scottish nightclub promoter after his picture was used with out permission to promote an occasion he was by no means booked to attend.
The difficulty started when Aberdeen primarily based occasion model Vainness Fridays promoted an “Ibiza Final Boss Rave” at Babylon nightclub, utilizing Kay’s likeness and branding on social media. The occasion poster implied that the viral character can be making an look on the membership, one thing Kay’s staff says is totally false.
“It’s an entire misrepresentation and a con,” Kay’s administration mentioned in a press release. “The promoter used Jack’s picture and persona with out permission to mislead the general public and promote tickets beneath false pretenses.”
A authorized discover was issued to the promoter seen by The Press and Journal, demanding the quick elimination of the publish. Kay’s staff can be contemplating imposing a licensing price on any income generated via the unauthorized use of his picture.
A Scheduled Look Elsewhere
Including to the confusion, Kay is definitely booked to carry out in Aberdeen, simply not at Babylon. He’s slated to look at Aura nightclub throughout the metropolis’s Brisker’s Week celebrations. The deceptive promotion by Vainness Fridays seems to have piggybacked off that look to drive consideration to their very own occasion.
Followers rapidly observed the overlap, with some assuming Kay can be showing at each venues. The unique Instagram publish from Vainness Fridays has since been deleted. As of now, neither the promoter nor Babylon nightclub have launched a public assertion relating to the incident.
