Chad Johnson is being sued by a coconut water company who claims that his head butt incident from August 2012 ruined their reputation.
It’s been a little more than five months after Chad Johnson head butted his ex-wife Evelyn Lozada, and apparently it’s still getting the former NFL star in a lot of trouble.
One month before the head butt incident, Johnson had been hired as the new spokesperson for the coconut water company Zico Beverages LLC.
The company filed a lawsuit against Johnson yesterday claiming that his “involvement in public scandal” has tarnished their reputation.
After being hit with divorce papers and being let go from the Miami Dolphins, the use of his image was ruined and the company followed the Dolphins’ lead and fired him.
Zico pointed out that part of Chad’s contract with the company was to “refrain from engaging in any conduct that reflects unfavorably upon Zico.”
Needless to say, having their spokesperson head butt his wife didn’t reflect too well on the company and they want Chad to pay up.
The coconut water company claims that they have received “significant negative publicity” since the incident.
The terms of agreement would suggest that Johnson is the one who violated the contract which means he needs to give the company their money back, but he isn’t feeling that idea.
The former Miami Dolphins player has refused to fork over the cash and now Zico is suing for over $40,000 in damages.
Zico is requesting Lozada’s ex pay them $40,886.76 and they refuse to settle for a penny less.
The 35-year-old athlete thought he made it through the worst of his troubles with the support of friends and family.
Last summer he tweeted, “I haven’t had to tread water in a long time… special thank you to my fans… family… friends for keeping me afloat…”
Unfortunately his fans, family, and friends probably won’t be able to keep him afloat financially if he has to fork over the large sum of money to Zico.
