Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee (R) was ordered to pay $25,000 for playing “Eye of the Tiger” at campaign rallies before ultimately dropping his presidential bid, CNNMoney reported Monday.
Huckabee had tried to set up a legal defense fund that would pay for his attorney fees and some of the settlement for his unauthorized use of the song.
Rude Music, run by Survivor member Frank M. Sullivan III, sued Huckabee in November after taking issue with his use of the song, particularly at a rally for Kim Davis, the Kentucky county clerk who denied marriage licenses to same-sex couples.
Rude Music and Huckabee settled out of court. Huckabee made a $12,500 payment toward the settlement in May.
“”NO! We did not grant Kim Davis any rights to use ‘My Tune -The Eye Of The Tiger,'” the band wrote on its official Facebook page at the time. “I would not grant her the rights to use Charmin! C’mom Mike, you are not The Donald but you can do better than that.”
