Pitt and Aniston Sue Ringmaker
July 20 -- A jeweler who has tried to cash in on the public's obsession with golden couple Brad Pitt and Jennifer Aniston is being slapped with a lawsuit.
The celebrity couple filed a $50 million lawsuit Wednesday against the Italian maker of their wedding rings, saying that Damiani International had breached an agreement never to reproduce the rings that were designed by Pitt for his million-dollar wedding to Aniston last year.
The rings were made by Damiani of white gold and diamonds with Aniston's engraved with the words "Brad 2000," and Pitt's bearing the words "Jen 2000." The couple alleges that Damiani agreed never to reproduce them.
The complaint charges that Damiani had obtained "the kind of publicity that money can't buy" by replicating the rings and selling them on the Internet and at stores in Las Vegas, Nev., and Palm Desert, Calif.
The lawsuit seeks an injunction against Damiani to prevent the company from selling the rings and using the names and images of the Hollywood celebrity couple in its advertising. The complaint alleges that Damiani named the jewelry "Brad and Jennifer white-gold wedding bands with diamonds."
Damiani representatives could not be reached for comment.
The lawsuit said Damiani had sought to obtain the "purported endorsement and sponsorship of perhaps the world's most recognizable couple." Added the complaint, "Damiani essentially made Pitt and Aniston serve as its unwilling shills, hawking its jewelry to potential customers."
Reuters contributed to this story.
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