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Blink-182 drummer sues energy-drink company

Former Blink-182 drummer Travis Barker is suing the Rockstar energy drink company, accusing it of wrongfully using his picture.
Travis Barker
Blink-182 drummer Travis Barker, shown here at the MTV Video Music Awards, sued the Rockstar energy drink company for allegedly wrongfully using his picture to market its product.Kevork Djansezian / AP
/ Source: The Associated Press

Former Blink-182 drummer Travis Barker is suing the Rockstar energy drink company, accusing it of wrongfully using his picture.

The Superior Court lawsuit filed Wednesday said the Rockstar Web site published a photo of Barker "holding a can of one of Rockstar's beverages, and identifying him and his endorsement by name" without his consent.

The lawsuit claims invasion of privacy, unfair competition and misappropriating his likeness to promote the product. Barker is "a prominent figure in the rock music world," according to the lawsuit, which seeks unspecified punitive and statutory damages.

Calls to the Rockstar Beverage Corp. were not immediately returned Wednesday.

On its Web site, the company says it sells energy drinks for people "from athletes to rock stars."