She’s not lovin’ a lawsuit.
Sarah Michelle Gellar claims McDonald’s sued her when she was just 5 years old over a Burger King commercial that featured the young starlet.
Recalling her career milestones with Buzzfeed UK, Gellar, 45, said she starred in a 1981 Burger King advertisement that compared the two fast food chains, prompting McDonald’s to take legal action.
“This is really funny. This was this big campaign that I did for Burger King and I was 5,”She said. “And I was the first person to say another competitor’s name in a job, and so McDonald’s turned around and sued the advertising agency, Burger King and me at 5.”
The Post reached out to McDonald’s for comment.
Even though she was being sued, she said she remembered feeling delighted to have the chance of eating a hamburger. “didn’t eat a lot of fast food at the time.”
“I was so excited because my mom said that I could have the burger,”She added.
Describing the ordeal in a 2004 interview, she claimed she couldn’t eat at McDonald’s during the ongoing suit.
“It was tough because, when you’re a little kid, McDonald’s is where all your friends have their birthday parties, so I missed out on a lot of apple pies,”Gellar stated that at the time.
This is what makes it so iconic “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” actress has been revisiting her past roles as of late: In December, she called one of her sets “extremely toxic.”
“For so long, I was on a set that I think was known for being an extremely toxic male set,” she said at the Wrap’s Power Women Summit. “And so that was ingrained in my head that that was what all sets were like, and that women were pitted against each other — that if women became friends, then we became too powerful, so you had to keep that down.”
She didn’t name Joss Whedon, the creator of “Buffy,”However, the feminist who had been admired for his strong female leads has come under fire for being a “female” – he is now accused of being a series of other things. “toxic.”
The show’s popularity has continued to grow over the years, and more details about it have come out. Gellar first confirmed Dolly Parton’s uncredited production on the show for teens, which was a rumor that hadn’t been verified until recent.
“Little-known fact: The legend, Dolly Parton, was a producer,”Gellar shared his thoughts with Jimmy Fallon “The Tonight Show.”
Gellar was also at the centre of controversy. She is often referred to as “Gellar.” “difficult”On set. However, she says she’s “earned the right”She will stand firm, and she will add that “won’t make any more excuses for that.”
“If people think you’re a bitch, it’s almost better,” Gellar previously told the Hollywood Reporter. “There’s less expectation that way.”
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