The Beastie Boys are accusing Chili’s of committing the ultimate party foul on their legacy… by using one of their songs without permission – and it just happens to be their classic “Sabotage”!!!
According to court documents obtained by TMZ Hip Hop, … surviving members of the Beastie Boys Michael Diamond, Adam Horovitz and the deceased member Adam “MCA” YauchThe widow of claims that Brinker, the parent company of Chili’s, stole the band’s iconic 1994 music video for a commercial.
The lawsuit alleges that Chili’s ran a social media ad in November 2022 dubbing the famous track and asking for the Spike Jonze-Directed by The Beasties. The video features three characters wearing the same flashy ’70s-style costumes as the Beasties… and comically robbing a Chili’s restaurant of its secret ingredients.
The band says it does not license “Sabotage” or any of its other songs to third-party advertisers, and claims that MCA – who died in 2012 – had a provision in his will prohibiting such uses as well.
The Beastie Boys’ estate is demanding large damages and wants Brinker to be ordered by the court to remove the Chili’s advertisement.
