"I've had 3 venues pull out and cancel dates because she is sending them also cease and desist emails and just harassing them.
RuPaul's Drag Race season 17 finalist Lexi Love has shared an exclusive statement with Out in response to the allegations that her name is violating copyright owned by a self-identified "AI Architect and Sustainable Fashion Entrepreneur" named Lexi Love.
Read Lexi Love's exclusive statement to Out below.
"Hi!
Thank you so much for reaching out! Here are some comments.
I've been using Lexi love since 2009.
She was apparently being tagged as me which is how she discovered me and then two months after I was announced on TV she reinstated an old trademark she no longer had and is now attacking my social media, Cameo, and streaming music.
I've had 3 venues pull out and cancel dates because she is sending them also cease and desist emails and just harassing them.
She made a post speaking negatively about my trials and tribulations I opened up about on the show; including my HIV.
My team reached out and have had no return communication from her and she just keeps reporting my accounts. I offered a licensing agreement, terms, anything but she is just continuing to attack online.
At this point I'm considering and more than likely will be having a "Name Me" contest or something like that so I can keep as much of my "brand" and social media intact before she ruins everything I have worked for and erase me off social media.
This is something I've been quietly dealing with for a short month now with my team who's small but mighty and it's definitely been taking tole on us. I don't know what happened but the drag gods were looking down upon me yesterday (or whenever it was I'm on my way to Australia for a tour so time is a little wonky for me right now) but it has been so uplifting to see all the fans and community coming together to support me as I navigate this. I've been through so much this year and it was never what I pictured my journey to look like but I continue to learn and grow every day taking it step by step."
Out has reached out to the performer named Lexi Love who claims to have the copyright ownership of that name. Paramount, MTV, World of Wonder have also been contacted for comment.