Kiyosaki said someone or a group used his name to present investment recommendations. His legal notice highlights his effort to separate personal holdings from investment advice. Future posts will still disclose his assets, but readers must decide independently. Robert Kiyosaki shared on May 18 on X that his attorney sent a cease-and-desist notice to someone using his name to promote investment recommendations.
If the warnings are not heeded, civil and criminal penalties could be next in line for the operators. Any games that award money or other prizes of value are prohibited under the state's law. "Illegal online gambling operations threaten consumer protections, undermine responsible gaming safeguards, and are antithetical to the public's interest in regulated gaming," said IGB Administrator Marcus D. Fruchter in a public statement.
Turning Point USA, which is now headed by Kirk's widow Erika Kirk, accused Owens of "violating a non-disparagement clause" which forbids her from criticizing the organization. Owens was hired as a guest speaker during the organization's cross-country tour. The letter also tells Owens to stop saying or implying that the organization or any of its employees "played any part in Mr. Kirk's assassination," or that they "knew about the assassination beforehand, participated in the assassination day of, or covered up the truth after the fact."
"Character.ai is freeriding off the goodwill of Disney's famous marks and brands, and blatantly infringing Disney's copyrights," a Disney lawyer wrote in the cease-and-esist letter. "Even worse, Character.ai's infringing chatbots are known, in some cases, to be sexually exploitive and otherwise harmful and dangerous to children, offending Disney's consumers and extraordinarily damaging Disney's reputation and goodwill."
Apple and Samsung have reportedly issued cease-and-desist notices to Xiaomi in India for an ad campaign that directly compares the rivals' devices to Xiaomi's products. The two companies have threatened the Chinese vendor with legal action, calling the ads "disparaging." Ads have appeared in local print media and on social media that take pot shots at the competitors' premium offerings.
