Samsung Sues Russian Brand Ambassador For Using iPhone X

Samsung has sued one of its brand ambassadors, Ksenia Sobchak, for using an iPhone X on camera, according to a new report. Sobchak is Samsung's public face in Russia, where she was recently seen on camera using an iPhone X instead of one of Samsung's smartphones. Though she tried to hide the phone behind a piece of paper, it wasn't enough to dodge a lawsuit.

The information comes from Mirror, which shared a video of Sobchak using an iPhone X. At one point she is shown holding the phone, only the back visible, but then she places it on a table with the screen still turned on. Before doing so, Sobchak placed a piece of paper next to it, but the angle wasn't in her favor and the phone was still visible.

The report claims Samsung has sued her for the equivalent of about $1.6 million for breaking the terms of the contract. As brand ambassador, Sobchak was only supposed to be seen using a Samsung smartphone. She had reportedly been spotted elsewhere using the iPhone, as well.

This is far from the first time a non-Apple brand ambassador has been caught using an iPhone instead. The most recent example involved Gal Gadot, who tweeted in favor of the Huawei Mate 10 Pro; the tweet indicated that it had been published from an iPhone, something blamed on staff. Before that, there was the issue with Alicia Keys — then-BlackBerry ambassador — tweeting with an iPhone. The same issue arose with Adam Levine and David Ferrer.

SOURCE: The Mirror