Eminem Sues Two Real Housewives of Potomac for “Reasonably Shady” Podcast Name

On February 14, Eminem filed an opposition to “Real Housewives of Potomac” cast members Gizelle Bryant and Robyn Dixon’s trademark application for their podcast “Reasonably Shady.”

Eminem, a rapper whose real name is Marshall Mathers, has gone by “Slim Shady” since 1996 and has had the term trademarked since the early 2000s. In the opposition filing, he claimed the podcast name “Reasonably Shady” will cause confusion to consumers and “damage” his brand.

Bryant and Dixon, who have been on the Bravo show since it debuted in 2016, filed the application with an intent to begin selling branded products such as water bottles and sweatshirts. The podcast has over five million downloads and a live taping was featured on the most recent season of the show. The podcast was also subject to a scandal when TV producer and “Housewives” franchise paterfamilias Andy Cohen accused Dixon of purposefully sharing new information about her husband’s infidelity on the podcast instead of the show.

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