After causing an uproar over an image shared by rapper Frank Ocean's check to settle a lawsuit with Chipotle, the Mexican restaurant chain has confirmed to Rollingstone Magazine that there was no curse word on the actual check.
Yes, he sent a check but, unlike the pics he posted online, it didn't say 'f**k off' on the memo line," a Chipotle spokesperson told the magazine.
E! Online said Ocean was filed a lawsuit by the Mexican restaurant chain when the former dropped out of an agreement wherein he will be lending his vocals for the company's new marketing campaign. Chipotle had initially paid Ocean a $212,500 advance. Rollingstone said Ocean later broke off his engagement with the Mexican restaurant chain. Grammy Award winner Fiona Apple eventually recorded a cover of the 1971 "Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory" movie's song "Pure Imagination" for Chipotle's campaign.
In early March, it was known by the music magazine that the rapper's legal team sent Chipotle a letter explaining their client's decision to drop off from the agreement.
The letter read, "When Frank was asked to participate in this project, Chipotle's representatives told him that the thrust of the campaign was to promote responsible farming. There was no Chipotle reference or logo in the initial presentation, and Chipotle told Frank that was an intentional element of the campaign. Frank was also promised that he'd have the right to approve the master and all advertising."
Ocean's Tumblr entry last week detailed his apparent dislike with the way things have settled between him and the Mexican restaurant chain. Right before posting the controversial check, Rollingstone noted that the singer posted the entry for "Defamation" on Wikipedia ahead of the publishing of the doctored image of the photo.
When the music magazine asked Chipotle at the time following the infamous photo, a spokesperson said, "If/when we get a check from Frank, we should be able to close the books on this. Right now, all we have is a photo online."
