{"id":2242871,"date":"2026-11-06T21:30:36","date_gmt":"2026-11-06T18:30:36","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2026-11-06T21:30:36","modified_gmt":"2026-11-06T18:30:36","slug":"wayne-gretzky-wins-lawsuit-against-weight-loss-gum-owner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2242871","title":{"rendered":"Wayne Gretzky Wins Lawsuit Against Weight Loss Gum Owner"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/0b\/16by9\/2026\/11\/06\/0b18d6058e744127bfb080e83c7d0660_xl.jpg&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article class=\"article article--permalink \">\n<header class=\"article__header\">\n<h1 class=\"article__header--headline-title\">Wayne Gretzky Wins Lawsuit Against Weight Loss Gum Owner<\/h1>\n<h2 class=\"article__header--headline-fragments\"><span class=\"article__header--hf1 text-uppercase h3\">Wayne Gretzky<\/span><span class=\"article__header--hf2 text-uppercase h1\">Scores Legal Win Against Weight Loss Gum Owner<\/span><\/h2>\n<div class=\"social-media-container\" role=\"region\">\n<ul class=\"social social--sm\">\n<li>\n<div class=\"media-swipe\">Exclusive<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"social-item\">\n<li class=\"social-item\">\n<li class=\"social-item\"><\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=tmz.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" class=\"google-preferred-btn js-track-link\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"google-preferred-btn__icon\" src=\"https:\/\/static.tmz.com\/tmz-web\/img\/article\/google-icon.svg\" alt=\"Google\" loading=\"lazy\"><span class=\"google-preferred-btn__title\">Add TMZ on Google<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"byline\">By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/pages\/about\/\">TMZ Staff<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"date-wrapper\">\n                                                                        Published <time class=\"published-datetime\" datetime=\"2026-11-06T13:30:36-08:00\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/sitemaps\/article\/202611\"><br \/>\n                November 6, 2026<br \/>\n                <\/a><br \/>\n                            1:30 PM PST<\/time><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"article__blocks clearfix\">\n<section id=\"cb-431fa3ff0dd35127ff3b8340927b5a86\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default  canvas-block-is-first \">\n<div class=\"image-block\"><a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20261106_0b18d6058e744127bfb080e83c7d0660\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:087326bd-04e7-49d6-9ebb-a57108763916\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"eager\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/0b\/4by3\/2026\/11\/06\/0b18d6058e744127bfb080e83c7d0660_md.jpg\" alt=\"wayne gretzky getty 1\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"image-block__card-footer\"><span class=\"media-credit image-block__media-credit\">Getty<\/span><\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-9b2f35f0cdafda579c79fdbfe9fc4b77\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/wayne-gretzky\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>Wayne Gretzky<\/strong><\/a> has emerged victorious after The Great One was sued by the owner of &#8220;OMG gum&#8221; for allegedly lying about his weight loss &#8230; TMZ has learned.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-f9c8fc473b5854c4f2e00d3ed1719ee8\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>In legal docs, obtained by TMZ, <strong>Steven Sparks<\/strong> was ordered to pay Wayne&#8217;s family trusts and a corporate entity a total of $200,000 in damages for breach of fiduciary duty.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-18f6d39db8437b4a501bb99e3b5f28fc\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default  \">\n<div class=\"image-block\"><a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20220815_0cddff7154d54714934d23cb34bf962d\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:087326bd-04e7-49d6-9ebb-a57108763916\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/0c\/4by3\/2022\/08\/15\/0cddff7154d54714934d23cb34bf962d_md.jpg\" alt=\"0815-weightloss gum nocred\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"><\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-4cd205bfefd9089acbe5a67c413d76c6\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>On top of that &#8230; because the judge found Sparks repeatedly failed to meet discovery deadlines, he was also ordered by the court to pay $39,525 in cumulative monetary sanctions.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-04ef54086b90bd4426d135e5874ef1df\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>These sanctions include $9,000 to Wayne for failing to provide proper discovery responses, $3,450 to Wayne&#8217;s wife, <strong>Janet Gretzky<\/strong>, $9,600 to cross-complainants collectively, and an additional $17,475 to Wayne for terminating sanctions.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-3805bd95841e8bf0020e2ee78fda5755\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-video-block canvas-video-block-permalink canvas-video-block--default  \">\n<div class=\"video-block\">\n<div class=\"ratio ratio-16x9\">\n<div id=\"video-player-700a0c56-e94b-446e-a26d-b041b05f7bae-1896316089-image-holder\" class=\"ratio ratio-item video-block__image-holder\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/c1\/16by9\/2022\/08\/15\/c1a8b815dd8740319fbea8bfee95767f_md.png\" alt=\"wayne gretzky lawsuit mm 081522 v2_TMZ_8483727.mxf.00_00_19_08.Still001\" 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