Fall Out Boy sued for overusing ‘Young And Menace’ llamas

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The puppets have since been used on tour, on merch, as emojis, and more

Fall Out Boy are being sued for overusing the llama puppets that appeared in their video for ‘Young And Menace’, it has been reported.

The puppets were created by Furry Puppet Studio Inc., who have now taken legal action against the band.

According to the puppet-makers, the props were only licensed for use in the ‘Young And Menace’ video, but have since featured at Fall Out Boy’s live shows, on merchandise, during TV appearances, and have even been turned into emojis. The lawsuit states those uses as being “so far beyond the scope of the initial project” that their creators would need “omniscient clairvoyance” to have predicted them.

“At no point was the plaintiff ever told that the puppets would be consistently performing on stage, or for all 80 concerts on the tour,” the suit reads, according to Billboard. “And it certainly could not be inferred that they were being used for merchandise (t-shirts, key chains, stuffed animals), GIFs, television appearances, emojis, apps, and social media.