Bethenny Frankel wants to take TikTok to court.
The Real Housewives of New York City alum is suing TikTok over ads that allegedly used her image and likeness to sell counterfeit products.
Frankel argues that her "reputation and brand" is being "damaged and tarnished" through the unauthorized marketing.
She said her demands to TikTok to remove such ads have been ignored by the social media platform.
"In one instance when Ms. Frankel posted a video warning consumers of the unauthorized and illegal use of her persona to sell counterfeit goods."
"With the intent to inform consumers of the deception—TikTok, ironically, removed Ms. Frankel's content as 'abusive.'"
Frankel said that she's come to learn that issues of alleged misuse of image and likeness.
A "widespread issue affecting creators of all sizes across the space," so she filed on behalf of other content creators as well.
"It's unacceptable," the 51-year-old said. "I want to be a voice for change and use my platform to create a shift in the industry."