Shark Tank celebrity investor Daymond John has been feuding with some of the former contestants on his hit TV show. And now he has taken legal action.
The Los Angeles Times reported Thursday that 54-year-old John hopes to get a temporary restraining order and a preliminary injunction against three people he worked with.
The trio consists of Al ‘Bubba’ Baker, his wife Sabrina and daughter Brittani. They teamed up with John for Bubba Q’s Boneless Baby Back Ribs, which turned out to be a success. But the Bakers claim they’ve been duped.
The Bakers have claimed that John tricked them, swindled their money and is trying to take control of Bubba Q’s. They added that they were not getting real-time financial information.
In the midst of all this fighting, Shark Tank fans step in, and they usually side with the Baker family as they accuse John of bad behavior and the TV show of allowing it.
He called his lawyer! Shark Tank investor Daymond John has been feuding with former contestants Al ‘Bubba’ Baker, his wife Sabrina and daughter Brittani
His side: But Baker has claimed that John tricked them, swindled their money, and is trying to take their control of Bubba Q’s. They added that they were not getting real-time financial information
The Barkers appeared on Shark Tank in season five in 2013.
John’s spokesperson countered that the Baker family is trying “undermine a business partnership and the legal parameters they agreed on four years ago.
“After repeated attempts to allow the Bakers to correct their transgressions. It’s a shame it has come to this,” Zach Rosenfield said in the statement.
“This temporary restraining order is a result of the baker’s blatant actions to undermine a business partnership and the legal parameters they agreed on 4 years ago. Their belief that they can reverse bad business decisions through defamatory posts and articles on social media will no longer be tolerated.”
At Shark Tank, the Bakers presented their idea boneless baby back ribs cooked in advance.
John invested in the idea and the company has since raised $16 million. The Bakers claim they only saw four percent of the sales, which is $640,000.
It is not known where the rest of the money – more than $15 million – went.
Meanwhile, the fans are rumbling: In the midst of all this fighting, Shark Tank fans step in, and they usually side with the Baker family as they accuse John of bad behavior and the TV show allows it.
On the show: Baker and his family were on Shark Tank in season five in 2013
What do you say? They claimed John offered $300,000 for 30 percent of the company when they were on the show. They then claim John said off camera that the deal was $100,000 for 35 percent of the company
Now they have taken to social media to complain about John. They claim it is their right to vent, while John calls it slander.
The problem started in 2013, the Bakers claim.
That’s what they claimed John offered $300,000 for 30 percent of the company when they were on the show.
They then claim John said off camera that the deal was $100,000 for 35 percent of the company.
The manufacturer is Rastelli Foods Group, which is also reportedly investigating a restraining order against the Bakers.
The family spoke to the Los Angeles Times during an investigation, where they complained that they received little of the profits.
But their case has not gone far.
A case was dismissed without prejudice by a New Jersey federal judge, citing jurisdiction issues, even though the family claimed John had caused “irreparable damage,” adding that appearing on ABC’s reality TV show was a “nightmare.” has become.
There is also a patent on the wings that is about to expire, adding more stress to the family.
Roadblock: The family spoke to the Los Angeles Times during an investigation where they complained that they received little of the profits. But their case has not gone far. A case was dismissed unconditionally by a New Jersey federal judge, citing jurisdictional issues
Their little one: The Baker family told the Times they have a right to vent their frustrations on social media: “Sharing our experience on social media is an honest and truthful account of our journey. We are convinced that the truth is in the interest of the public’
John has expressed that he hates the Baker family talking badly about him.
According to the LA Times, John has urged the family to stop making defamatory remarks against him.
“The journalist, I believe the underlying problem here is, didn’t understand things as well as I would have liked,” John claimed, blaming the LA Times writer.
The Baker family told the Times they have a right to express their frustrations on social media: “Sharing our experience on social media is an honest and truthful account of our journey. We are convinced that the truth is in the interest of the public.’
They also claim that John and the Rastelli Foods Group refuse to answer them.
Meanwhile, John has argued that the Bakers’ actions constitute a “malicious smear campaign.”
Now Shark Tank fans are getting involved, according to the Times, demanding John respond to the Bakers’ claims.
Many fans side with the Bakers, accusing the show of promoting bad behavior, in part because of their name.