Bryce Harper responds to controversy over his video that went to a FanDuel customer with a gambling addiction - Inquirer.com
MLB star Bryce Harper has denied knowing that a Cameo video he recorded would be used by FanDuel for gambling promotions. The controversy involves a bettor who lost significant money, leading to a lawsuit against the gambling platforms.
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This highlights the ethical and legal complexities surrounding celebrity endorsements and the marketing practices of the sports betting industry.
Harper, in a story on his verified Instagram account, wrote that he thought he was just doing a message on the site Cameo — in which celebrities are paid to record videos for fans — but “what happened here went beyond anything I knew about or approved.”
“I did not know this video would be used for commercial purposes,” Harper wrote. “The request included a short script. I read it in good faith. FanDuel then put its own logo on the video and used it as a gambling promotion. I did not know FanDuel would do this, I did not consent to it, and FanDuel had no right to do it.”
The Inquirer obtained a copy of the 21-second video from November 2024, which is marked with a blue FanDuel logo and shows Harper offering a greeting to the bettor, Terry Thompson, and Thompson’s son, by name.
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