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Swipe File: Vanilla Ice, Bud Light And Ben Douglass

Bud Light have been running a promotion under the hashtag #whateverUSA, where Vanilla Ice serves ice cream to a grateful crowd. It looks a little like this.

Bw4gAvmIQAARV-n Bw5HCtdIIAAgm7j BxLnAP1IcAAej2tUnfortunately the artwork – and the idea – was created by an artist Ben Douglass. Who found his T-shirt image turned into in an entire promotion by Bud Lite without anyone even getting in touch.

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It then went epic, getting coverage all over the place.

Even Vanilla Ice was forced to address the issue…

The perfect beer for whatever gets nicked?


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Rich JohnstonAbout Rich Johnston

Founder of Bleeding Cool. The longest-serving digital news reporter in the world, since 1992. Author of The Flying Friar, Holed Up, The Avengefuls, Doctor Who: Room With A Deja Vu, The Many Murders Of Miss Cranbourne, Chase Variant. Lives in South-West London, works from Blacks on Dean Street, shops at Piranha Comics. Father of two. Political cartoonist.
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