Although his album is bananas, Rick Ross just can’t seem to get it together. Why can’t he just keep it real? If you were once a C.O., he could have admitted it and the beef with 50 would have been fairly nonexistent. If he had chosen another Drug Kingpin’s image and name to model himself after, he wouldn’t have been called out by the real Ricky Freeway Ross about being a fake. And now he’s sporting faux Louis shades? SOH…

Here’s what Louis Vuitton Malletier spokesman Michael D. Pantalony said:

“We were dismayed to see the cover of the May 2009 issue of XXL Magazine, which features a photo of
Rick Ross wearing a pair of sunglasses prominently featuring counterfeit Louis Vuitton trademarks because the photo has generated considerable confusion among your readers and Louis Vuitton customers among others, we feel it is important to clarify several points.

“The first is that the sunglasses Mr. Ross is wearing were not made by Louis Vuitton, and in fact, are counterfeit,” Pantalony clarified. “Louis Vuitton did not grant permission to Mr. Ross or to whoever did make the sunglasses to use our trademarks. The second is that no affiliation, sponsorship or association exists between Rick Ross or XXL and Louis Vuitton. The third is that counterfeiting is illegal.”

Image comparison below:

FAKE SHADES

THE REAL SHADES (with no LV in the center)