Kim Kardashian Sues Owner of Roadside Diner Over âFatbackâ Sandwich
Â Sandwich shops and delis across the nation are known to name popular items after famous celebrities.Â  Itâs a trend made popularÂ by New Yorkâs Carnegie Deli, which boasts among other items, the âWoody Allenâ â made with corned beef and pastrami, and familiar to fans of Allenâs 1984 film Broadway Danny Rose.Many would say to be immortalized in food would be a badge of honor, but reality star and social media personality Kim Kardashian disagrees.Â  She has taken legal steps to disassociate her name from one menu item she finds distasteful.Kardashian filed suit against âBaggaziâsâ a small Santa Monica roadside diner, over her novelty sandwich made up of âa generous portion of fatback, topped with 2 steaming poached eggs.âÂ  âFatbackâ is a layer of fat and skin cut from the back of a domestic pig.âItâs just going too far,â said a weeping Kardashian during a press conference attended by Kardashian family members including mother Kim, sisters Kourtney and KhloÃ©, and half-sisters Kendall and Kylie Jenner, also weeping.Â  Kardashianâs husband Kanye, who was not present, was busy preparing for an upcoming concert in Kyoto, Japan.âIâm having trouble taking off the last few pounds of my baby weight,â Kardashian explained through sobs, âand this sandwich is mean spirited, insensitive and just not fair.Â  I work hard at things and this isnât something I endorse for my public image and it also invades my familyâs privacy and our good name.âProprietor Joe Baggazi doesnât get what the fuss is all about.Â  âItâs a sandwich for Christ sake, like ham and eggs, just with a famous name is all,â said Baggazi from behind the counter of his small shop.Â  âWhat am I supposed to do, name a skinny sandwich now after somebody skinny?Â  The skinny people would be complaining I guess about that then.âThe attention brought by the lawsuit has been good for business, admits Baggazi.Â  âI got lines out the door and around the corner,â he said.Â  âIf I have to change the name of the sandwich I guess I will, âcause I donât have that kind of money if they sue me, but everyoneâs gonna know which sandwich it is anyway, so Iâll call it the âYou-Know-Whoâ sandwich instead if I have to,â he added with a wink.BaggaziÂ then excused himself to tend to waiting customers who were beginning to form a long line.