Zac Efron (34) became an international superstar when he played one of the main roles in the youth-centric musical “High School Musical”.
Since then, the actor has had roles in several popular titles, such as “The Greatest Showman” (2017), “Baywatch” (2017) and he also starred as serial killer Ted Bundy in the TV series “Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile” (2019).
He has also made his mark as presenter of the Netflix series “Down to Earth”, a travel documentary series with a focus on health and climate.
In the Emmy-winning series, Efron travels the world with wellness expert Darin Olien to explore healthy and sustainable lifestyles.
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Being sued
The documentary has not gone down well with everyone, and now both Efron and Netflix are being sued by an American wellness company, with the same name as the documentary series, according to Reuters.
Down to Earth Organics, which is not affiliated with the series, sells several products for health and wellness enthusiasts, including clothing and snacks, and has also created a number of health-focused podcasts.
The lawsuit claims that Efron’s series gives the false impression of being affiliated with the company, and that Efron has confused fans by promoting a competing brand on his Instagram profile while using the name of the series.
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However, the criticism does not stop there, and the company further claims that the program itself is filled with misinformation about wellness.
– My client could not just sit back and watch Zac Efron, Darin Olien and Netflix start a new season without being held accountable for their actions, said the wellness company’s lawyer, Joel Dichter, according to Reuters.
According to Reuters, the lawsuit does not go into specifically what content they consider erroneous, but cites an article written by science communicator Jonathan Jarry, in which the latter refers to the program as “malign nonsense”.
– In just over five hours, the show uses genuine ecological concerns to get us to accept claims that don’t hold water, Jarry writes in the article, among other things.
