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A Rose By Any Other Name
White, now called Santigold, was sued last year by Santo Gold, a Baltimore-based filmmaker, jewelry maker and infomercial pitchman, according to the Guardian.
Santo Gold, who also goes by the name Santo Rigatusi and possibly Bob Harris, began protesting White’s use of the name last summer when her star began ascending and she captured the eye of the public and media.
Gold is perhaps best known for “Santo Gold’s Blood Circus,” a Z-grade wrestling/sci-fi flick he made in 1985 that has never been released. The film tells the story of visitors from space battling the U.S. and the now-defunct U.S.S.R.
Statements made by the, ahem, entrepreneur allege that White had “stolen the name” and that he has been using it since 1983.
Santigold has already taken down her original MySpace page and launched a new one. Her publicist told the Guardian that her web site would soon be changed and that all future pressings of albums, singles and merch would use the new name.
Perhaps inspired by White’s success, Santo Gold has announced that he is releasing an album, I Am the Real Santo Gold. For the benefit of the truly brave, we’ve included the video for the title track below.
We’ve also provided you with the clip for Santigold’s hit “L.E.S. Artistes.” Frankly, we don’t think she has much to worry about.