X Factor winners G4 are being sued by a heavy metal band who say they have stolen their name. Rockers Geard4 say that their fan-base call them G4, and that the mock-opera foursome are ruining their reputation.
The band's lead singer, Glen Abel, told reporters: "The other
G4 think we are just a small band and they can walk all over us, but they can't. We will fight this to the end. We have been made a complete laughing stock. Our tough image has been destroyed and is beginning to affect our music. G4 is part of our product name and is used on our website, merchandise, promotion and correspondence. We just want them to accept that we have the name first. They should stop using it."
It's not the first time runners up in a reality pop show have found another band disputing their choice of name - perhaps **Louis
Walsh** could rebrand his operatic boys G4X. Adding an X to their name gave a real boost to the careers of Popstars runners up
Liberty - or was that the leather clad video? I can't remember.