Man sues Guy Fieri's company over alleged contract breach
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4 days ago
- NBC News
Man sues Guy Fieri's company over alleged contract breach
A man who was promised the "chance of a lifetime" by Guy Fieri filed a lawsuit against the celebrity chef's company, alleging that it failed to live up to the claim from a reality competition show that said the winner would get their own franchise of Fieri's Chicken Guy! restaurant 4, 2025
NBC News
4 days ago
- NBC News
Guy Fieri reality show winner files lawsuit alleging breach of contract over Chicken Guy! franchise
A man who was promised the "chance of a lifetime" from Guy Fieri filed a lawsuit against the celebrity chef, alleging that the Food Network star's company failed to live up to the offer he gave to the winner of his reality show. Kevin Cooper won "Guy's Chance of a Lifetime" in 2022, a reality competition show that promised the winner their franchise of Fieri's Chicken Guy! restaurant chain. Cooper, however, alleges Fieri's company breached a contract in a complaint filed last week in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. Fieri is not personally a defendant in the lawsuit, but his company, Chicken Guy, as well as the company of his business partner. A representative for Fieri did not immediately respond to a request for comment. The "King of Flavortown" told contestants in the show's finale that one of them would earn the key to the franchise with a "full restaurant build out." Fieri also promised other perks, including a first year's salary and start-up capital. Cooper's franchise opened in February 2024 and closed roughly a year later. The lawsuit alleges that the two companies behind the chicken brand failed to provide the promised $100,000 salary and failed to cover more than $68,000 worth of expenses related to the franchise. The contest winner alleges that he had to take out a personal loan of $13,500 to cover some of the cost due to Fieri's delay, according to the lawsuit. Cooper's lawsuit requests full payment of the promised salary and reimbursement of the expenses. "Guy's Chance of a Lifetime" originally aired on Food Network in late 2021 and early 2022, with only six episodes. In the finale, Fieri announces Cooper as the first-place winner but promises to waive franchise fees for all the other contestants if they choose to open up a Chicken Guy! location of their own. Fieri told Cooper that he showed "so much strength" throughout the competition and promised to open Cooper's franchise in Cooper's hometown of Philadelphia. Cooper was in tears after winning the grand prize. "This is crazy right now, I can't even believe it," Cooper said. "But I really came here and fought the hardest fight I could possibly fight. And I'm just happy, I'm grateful, and I'm thankful. And I'm just lost for words."
Daily Mail
21-06-2025
- Daily Mail
Anne Burrell 'struggled' with fame before her shocking death as insider reveals she 'wasn't happy'
Anne Burrell had a zest for life that endeared her to Food Network viewers. She was sadly found dead in her home earlier this week, and speculation about the circumstances of her death is rampant. Anne reportedly suffered cardiac arrest, and her body was surrounded by pills. Now, a friend of hers is opening up about Anne's larger-than-life personality and what her plans were at the time of her death. 'She made everything fun. She was a true force of nature,' a friend of Burrell's told Page Six. 'Her personality was so big,' they said, noting that there was a dark side to her fame. Anne rose to fame on the Food Network alongside Rachel Ray, Bobby Flay and Guy Fieri but for her, that spotlight cast a long shadow. 'I know she kind of struggled — once she was on TV and was on her way to be a TV celebrity chef,' the friend told Page Six. 'She was famous, she was doing the food and wine circuit stuff. She was busy — I kind of felt like she wasn't totally happy,' the friend added. 'People with big personalities sometimes mask things.' Anne had plans to expand her horizons and try her hand at acting and was even taking improv classes before her tragic passing at 55. She appeared on Tori Spelling's Misspelling podcast back in March and said: 'Interestingly, I just started taking acting classes. I started yesterday, actually... It's like an improv for actors' class. 'I got there and it's like eight people in the class. I'm the oldest one. Every other person has like, "Oh, I have a master's in fine arts in theater."' Burrell showed off her self-awareness and sense of humor that her fans were familiar with as she joked about the age gap between she and her fellow students. Now a friend of hers is opening up about Anne's larger than life personality and what her plans were at the time of her death She said: 'I'm like, "okay, I've never taken an acting class. I don't know, this is new to me." 'I wonder if these delightful and super talented kids look at me and they're like, "What's this old lady doing here?"' The television personality had taken a break from her show Worst Cooks In America for season 28 which baffled many fans and Spelling, 52, asked at the time what led her to that decision. Burrell answered: 'I can cook, yes, I can do TV, but also, what else? I've got more to do in my life, I feel like.' She also admitted that she was just 'dipping my toe' when it came to the pivot to acting. Burrell explained: 'I feel very excited about it. I've got a few other things that I'm working on as well, which I'm not quite ready to share yet. Hopefully, exciting [are] things coming.' 'I wonder if these delightful and super talented kids look at me and they're like, "What's this old lady doing here?"' The television personality had taken a break from her show Worst Cooks In America for season 28. The decision baffled many fans, and Spelling, 52, questioned what prompted it at the time. Burrell answered: 'I can cook, yes, I can do TV, but also, what else? I've got more to do in my life, I feel like.' She also admitted that she was just 'dipping my toe' when it came to the pivot to acting. Burrell explained: 'I feel very excited about it. I've got a few other things that I'm working on as well, which I'm not quite ready to share yet. Hopefully, exciting [are] things coming.'
