Kanye West sued by,..

[Immortalfire]

...Evel Knievel! http://www.accessatlanta.com/entertainment/content/shared-gen/ap/Recordings/People_Knievel_West.html

Tampa, FL. — Evel Knievel has sued Kanye West, taking issue with a video in which the rapper takes on the persona of "Evel Kanyevel" and jumps a motorcycle over a canyon.

Knievel, whose real name is Robert Craig Knievel, filed a lawsuit in federal court Monday claiming infringement on his trademark name and likeness. He also claims the "vulgar and offensive" images depicted in the video damage his reputation.

"That video that Kanye West put out is the most worthless piece of crap I've ever seen in my life, and he uses my image to catapult himself on the public," the 68-year-old daredevil said Tuesday.

West, 28, couldn't immediately be reached for comment Tuesday. The lawsuit asks for damages and seeks to halt distribution of the video.

In the video for the song "Touch the Sky," West dons the familiar Knievel star-studded jumpsuit and jumps a canyon in a vehicle "visually indistinguishable" from the Skycycle that Knievel used when he attempted to jump Idaho's Snake River Canyon in 1974, the lawsuit said.

Knievel, who lives in Clearwater, has been in poor health in recent years.

Haha, go get 'im Evel

 

[Dope Nose]

hahaha! that's wicked! someone totally needs to knock Kanye down a peg or two.

 

[Immortalfire]

LoL, he called Kanye's video a worthless piece of crap. t:

 

[Mee]

LoL, he called Kanye's video a worthless piece of crap. t:

Most music videos are.

 

[Immortalfire]

Most music videos are.

Perhaps, but it means more coming from Evel Knievel.

 

[Mister Sinister]

I can't believe he's being called worthless by someone who's made a living jumping over things.

 

[kainedamo]

What a pathetic lawsuit.

 

[04nbod]

rich people... too much money. all they can do for entertainment is sue each other

 

[lars573]

Kanye West is an idiot. I hope Knievel takes him to the cleaners.

 

[Kaboom]

i bet you kanye says the lawsuit is "racist"

 

[PyroChamber]

Maybe this will shut his ass up.

 

[Mister Sinister]

EVEL KNIEVEL DOESN'T CARE ABOUT BLACK PEOPLE!

 

[Dope Nose]

god I hope this goes to trial. betcha Kanye flips out in the courtroom.

 

[jaguarr]

I :heart: Evel Knievel. The man is bat sh1t insane and has always done it his way, so my hat's off to him.

jag

 

[Speedball]

Evel Knievel = My Hero.
Someone needs to put that egotisitical jackass in his place.

 

[The Apatow Crew]

What a pathetic lawsuit.

Pathetic? if someone infringes on something thats yours or your likeness you gotta take action. I don't blame him for suing.

 

[Immortalfire]

god I hope this goes to trial. betcha Kanye flips out in the courtroom.

Judges wear black robes. RACISTS!

 

[ComicChick]

this will be on his next album, anyone wanna take bets?

 

[I SEE SPIDEY]

I wish I could sue him and take that ego away.

 

[Speedball]

I wish I could sue him and take that ego away.

I wish I could sue him and take his "career" away.
I'll use it to make actual music.

 

[samurai black]

He also claims the "vulgar and offensive" images depicted in the video damage his reputation.

Didn't that made for tv movie on TNT do that already? At least Kanye West's video had Nia Long and Pam Anderson in it. I hope Kanye gets Medieval on Evil.

 

[Speedball]

Didn't that made for tv movie on TNT do that already? At least Kanye West's video had Nia Long and Pam Anderson in it. I hope Kanye gets Medieval on Evil.

Oh yeah...Pam Anderson is the go to person for a great performance.
Nia is good though.

 

[Warhammer]

Wowzer.

 

[Mr Sparkle]

He also claims the "vulgar and offensive" images depicted in the video damage his reputation.

that's ******ed, most kids don't even know he was alive or who the hell he is, he should be thanking Kanye ( that doesn't mean I don't think Kanye is an Idiot)
might as well sue Super Dave for christ sake.

 

[Eddie Brock]

thank God someone is gonna take a rapper down a notch