Under threat of lawsuit, 'Marley Gras' changes name to 'NOLA Jerk Chicken Festival'

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Don't worry about a thing, as long as you don't call that thing 'Marley Gras.'

After the NOLA Caribbean Festival announced on Jan. 1 that it would be holding its first jerk chicken festival, it caught the ire of Marley International.

The original event was billed as "a mixture of the best of New Orleans Carnival culture and Jamaican culture for Bob Marley's birthday."

After the initial post, which was shared over 700 times, festival organizers received "very threatening" correspondence to cease and desist using Marley's name and likeness, or "all legal channels" would be pursued. They have since changed the logo, which originally featured the reggae icon.

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