Pinkberry Co-Founder Sentenced to 7 Years for Beating Homeless Man
On Friday, Young Lee, a co-founder of frozen yogurt company Pinkberry, was sentenced to seven years in state prison for beating a homeless man with a tire iron.
Pinkberry Co-Founder Convicted of Beating Homeless Man With Tire Iron
Young Lee, a co-founder of frozen yogurt company Pinkberry, was found guilty on Friday of beating a homeless man with a tire iron alongside a street in Los Angeles.
Alleged Arsonist Fights Off Firefighters After Setting Pinkberry Building Ablaze, Killing One
According to the NYPD, a 45-year-old man set a massive fire above a Pinkberry yogurt shop in Manhattan's Nolita neighborhood Thursday night, leaving one dead and several injured. Police believe the man, Wei Chu Wu, started the fire after fighting with his child's mother, who lives on the building's second floor.
'Sexually-Explicit' Tattoo That Lead Pinkberry Founder to Beat a Homeless Man Revealed
Yesterday we heard about Young Lee, the co-founder of frozen gruel with Fruity Pebbles on top yogurt chain Pinkberry, who allegedly beat the crap out of a homeless man with a tire iron after the homeless man showed him his "sexually explicit" tattoo. Now we finally know what the tattoo is.
Why Did the Founder of Pinkberry Beat a Homeless Man with a Tire Iron?
Young Lee, the co-owner and co-founder of shockingly popular frozen yogurt-ish dessert chain Pinkberry, has been accused of chasing down a homeless man and beating him with a tire iron. But why?
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Pinkberry's Expansion Will Not Be Stopped
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If the rapid proliferation of those pastel-striped dispensaries of froyo-like dessert-substance Pinkberry reminds you of a twin-tailed mermaid infestation of a decade before, you aren't the only ones, as Fortune today reports that Starbucks founder Howard Schultz has made a sizable investment in the tangy softserve…
Scenes From L.A.
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Top Pinkberry Officials Wondering If TCBY Ever Had To Put Up With This Bullshit
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