Kardashian and Mayweather Move to Dismiss Crypto Promotion Lawsuit

Celebrities, including Kim Kardashian and Floyd Mayweather, are facing renewed allegations of promoting EthereumMax (EMAX) without proper disclosure.

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EthereumMax investors filed a second amended complaint in December 2022, which the defendants are looking to have dismissed.

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The class-action lawsuit claims that the EthereumMax team collaborated with celebrities to sell EMAX tokens to investors in a "pump-and-dump" scheme.

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Defendant argues tokens' value is market-dependent and the court rejected the theory of celebrity-induced price manipulation.

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The motion argues that the investors' claim of holding onto EMAX due to misrepresentations by the celebrities did not cause any injury to them.

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