Hailey Welch — the viral “Hawk Tuah” Girl — is apparently trying to go from “spittin’ on that thang” to making audiences spit take … ’cause she’s now trying to lock up the rights to her famous phrase… and, it looks like she’s got a comedy career in mind.
TMZ’s obtained her trademark filing for “Hawk Tuah” in which Welch is asking for trademarks in two fields — one for apparel like hats and shirts and another for entertainment services … namely, comedy podcasts and live comedy shows.
Welch filed for the trademark under her new company, 16 Minutes, LLC — a clever play on Hailey looking to extend her 15 minutes into lasting fame … not the first sign she’s trying to do so, as you know.
Like we told you … Hailey’s management team, Penthouse, stepped forward yesterday, revealing their repping the viral internet sensation — this after false reports claimed UTA was going to represent her.
7/1/24
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Sources with direct knowledge tell us Hailey’s newly acquired team is immediately getting to work on shutting down merchants attempting to profit from Hailey’s spit-soaked words … sending many of them cease and desist letters.
We’re told those close to Hailey think many businesses are profiting off of her genius — pretty fair given the number of trademarks filed by various companies after the viral blow-up.
Our sources say Hailey’s got plans to drop her own line of merch in the future FWIW … so expect some “Hawk Tuah” merch from the queen herself soon.
And, for those looking to see Hailey spitting jokes … seems she’s planning to step up to a mic real soon!