Former NASCAR CEO Brian France has filed a lawsuit against the operator of a parody Twitter account that goes by the name “Drunken Brian France.”
The litigation was filed in Stamford, Connecticut, on Feb. 28 and alleges that user John Steele is impersonating, harassing and targeting the third-generation former NASCAR leader. The account can be found at @DrunkBrianF.
“Steele’s activity through @drunkbrianf is under the guise of (Brian France),” the suit reads. “This includes the use of (France’s) name in the account name, the account handle and the use of a photograph of (France) as the account profile picture.
“Steele’s tweets imply that (France) is the source of the content posted to the account. Steele’s use of the account is intended to deceive other Twitter users-and anyone else accessing the account while online-to believe that the account belongs to (France).”
Drunken Brian France has been active since February 2014 and has long described itself as a parody account. It occasionally provides insider speculation and opinions to over 15,000 followers.
