Kendall Jenner’s 818 Tequila team is being accused of causing damage to a beloved AC/DC mural at a local bar in Indio, California.
The model, 28, and her team have been promoting the alcohol brand during the first week of the Coachella music festival.
They put up a big 818 sticker sign at Club 5 Bar, where they had a pop-up event to cover the tequila line last week.
However, one of the owners, Randy Franco, now claims that Jenner’s team ruined the AC/DC mural beneath the sign, leaving it scratched and peeling, according to TMZ.
Meanwhile, sources close to Kendall told DailyMail.com that Randy and his mother, Carmen Franco, knew the mural could be damaged or even destroyed and signed a contract agreeing to this.
Kendall Jenner’s 818 Tequila team is being accused of causing damage to a beloved AC/DC mural at a local bar in Indio, California.
One of the owners of Club 5 Bar claims that Jenner, 28,’s team ruined her AC/DC mural (pictured) by slapping an 818 sticker directly on it during a pop-up event last week, leaving it cracked and peeling .
They also claim that Franco and his family knew the state of the place after the event and did not raise any problems at that time.
Although decal 818 appears to have been painted onto the wall, it is actually a separate piece that was attached to it.
Randy issued a press release Monday accusing Kendall’s company of leaving its recently installed AC/DC mural worn and peeling, and making no attempt to restore it.
He claimed that he and his partners gave 818 permission to use the wall and put up the 818 sign, but had asked them to use a protective layer underneath so as not to damage the mural underneath.
He claims the crew didn’t do that and instead attached the sign to the mural with adhesive, causing cracks and chips in the paint upon removal.
It’s unclear what, if anything, Randy plans to do regarding the situation, as he has only contacted the event coordinator so far to express his frustration over the mural.
Meanwhile, according to an email seen by TMZ, Randy’s mother, Carmen, toured the facility and even pointed out the mural and said the condition was fine when Kendall’s team left.
Jenner, who recently promoted the brand while cooking pasta with her sister Kylie for Valentine’s Day, launched her tequila brand, 818, in February 2021.
They placed a large 818 sign in the bar, where they held the event, covering the reality star’s line of tequila.
The owner says he and his partners gave 818 permission to use the wall and put up the sign, but asked them to use a protective layer underneath, which he says they didn’t do.
Peeling paint can be seen in new photos of the mural, after the 818 Kendall sign was removed
Randy issued a press release Monday accusing Kendall’s company of leaving his recently installed AC/DC mural scratched and peeling, and making no attempt to restore it.
He claims the crew attached the sign to the mural with adhesive, causing cracks and chips in the paint upon removal.
Large chips can be seen on the top of the mural.
Although the 818 decal appeared to be painted on the wall, it was actually a separate piece that was attached to the wall.
Sources close to Kendall told DailyMail.com that Randy and his mother, Carmen Franco, knew the mural could be damaged or even destroyed and signed a contract agreeing to this.
Jenner launched her tequila brand, 818, in February 2021. The brand won first prize at the 2020 World Tequila Awards even before its public launch.
The brand won a big award at the 2020 World Tequila Awards even before its public launch.
On Friday night, the supermodel was spotted walking the grounds on the first day of the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival’s celebrity-studded weekend.
He bundled up in a gray zip-up hoodie and a brown leather jacket, opting for a low-key profile with a blue baseball cap and the hood pulled over his head.
She also sported a pair of black straight-leg jeans and shiny patent leather boots.
None of her famous family members seemed to have been present with her on the first day of the festival.
This year, the 818 Tequila founder also brought her spirits brand to an ‘outpost,’ which she shared snaps of on her Instagram Story, offering drinks and merchandise for partygoers.
The entrepreneur spoke about her brand during an interview with Harper’s Bazaar Australia and talked about what attracted her to the tequila business.
‘I grew up in California and my family was always interested in tequila. I was fascinated by the history of drinking tequila and the production that goes into it,” she said.
She recently promoted the brand while cooking pasta with her sister Kylie for Valentine’s Day.
Jenner then stated that she set out to start a spirits brand that would appeal to younger audiences.
“I wanted to create something that resonated differently, with a high level of quality that spoke to a new generation of tequila consumers,” he said.
The model also expressed that she intended for 818 Tequila to set a new standard for women-owned liquor companies.
‘I felt the market was historically dominated by men; If you look at the labels and marketing campaigns of other brands in previous years, there are many similarities. “I wanted to create something that could appeal to everyone,” he stated.