Ya Tu Sabes: Big Pun’s Widow Sues Walmart For $10 Million Over Bogus Merch

Big Pun (Christopher Lee Rios) and Fat Joe (Joseph Antonio Cartagena) performing at Les Poulets on May 13, 1998.This image:Big Pun (Christopher Lee Rios).(Photo by Hiroyuki Ito/Getty Images)

Big Pun’s Widow Suing Walmart

Big Pun’s widow is about to get PAAAIIIID because Walmart is way out of pocket! The larger than life retail chain has been using the image of the late Christopher Lee Rios bka Big Pun on their t-shirts, but they didn’t ask permission.

TMZ says that Liza Rios, his widow, is reportedly suing the department store for trademark infringement after it sold a series of merchandise using Pun’s likeness without permission. The retail company sold t-shirts, phone cases, and more items using Pun’s image according to Rios. Some of those items reportedly feature a silhouette of Pun jumping like Michael Jordan while holding a microphone in his hand. Other merch items have clear images of Pun’s face.

Some of the shirts are still up on the store’s site, like this one HERE.

Liza Rios, the Big Pun’s widow attends the “Big Pun: The Legacy” film release party at the Sofa Lounge on September 14, 2009 in New York City. (Photo by Slaven Vlasic/WireImage)

Rios is also suing for an injunction to block further sales, along with a $10 million bill for statutory damages from Walmart’s manufacturers, Redbubble and Cloudfare. Welp! Time to pay up, hopefully she gets her cash swiftly.