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"  BP is not too happy with Emeril Lagasse. In fact, according to Eater, the oil company took out a full-page ad in the New York Times just to bash the chef&amp;#039;s New Orleans restaurant gulf settlement claim. BP is currently in the process of paying awarded settlements as a result of the oil spill back in 2010. The smear ad condemns the claim associated with Lagasse&amp;#039;s restaurant management group. It states that Emeril actually earned &amp;quot;more revenue in 2010 than in the two years prior to the spill,&amp;quot; and that the restaurant group created a &amp;quot;fictional loss&amp;quot; due to licensing fees that the restaurant began paying before the spill. The group was awarded over $8,000,000 as part of the settlement and the ad asks, &amp;quot;Would you pay this claim?&amp;quot; Emeril&amp;#039;s Homebase restaurant group says they haven&amp;#039;t received a penny yet and that the claim they filed was, &amp;quot;in accordance with the settlement agreement that was set forth by BP and administered by the federal court in New Orleans.&amp;quot; Find more great food content on Delish:   Search for the perfect recipe from our homepage Find out the latest food news Get a recipe book to save your favorite dishes Sign up for our free newsletters Check us out on Facebook, Pinterest, and Twitter  "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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