Thursday, August 14, 2008

Report: Young Inks Exclusive Deal With Chinese Company


CLEVELAND, OH (AP) Filmmaker and entrepreneur Deante Young has reportedly signed a multi-year deal with a Chinese sneaker company to create and endorse his own line of athletic shoes, his publicist stated.

Terms of the deal as well as the companies' name were not disclosed but it is believed to be worth several million dollars.

Young, 31 is the host of the Internet series a Date with Deante and the founder of April Fool's Entertainment.

"Mr. Young is a creative individual and has been his entire life to this point," says marketing consultant Brandon Harvey. "We are certain that his incredible imagination and signature style will greatly influence this new and exciting endeavor."

The shoe is slated for a limited release in China in time for the holidays and in the U.S. in the first quarter of 2009.

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