I do not think this is Big news but it is Hood News. Yesterday Evel Knievel filed a lawsuit against Kanye West, aka Black Jesus, for apparently ruining his reputation. WTF? OK in 2006 soon to be 2007 who in the hell cares or knows about Evel Knievel who is now 68 years old living his life on an oxygen tank. Reputation? Sounds to me like the sell of EK motorcycle wind-up toys is at an all time low, So what better way to get some Money. That black boy over there associated with Roc-A-Fella records has more than enough. The suit states that:
One article states that EK said that the video makes him look evil and that he is opposed to the "vulgar, sexual and racially charged nature". Okay are there two Touch the Sky Video's ? The one that I saw didn't seem to have any racially charged incidents in it, or did I simply blink and miss that part. EK seems to have forgotten about the undeniable damage that he did to his reputation when he beat the living hell out of Sheldon Saltman a VP at Twentieth Century Fox back in 1977 for saying some things about him in his book, that apparently he didn't like. As the story goes EK and associates held and beat the man with an aluminum bat. So I ask you what rep did Kanye sully? (read more about the trials and tribulations of EK including the beating that he handed Saltman on wikipedia).
Unfortunately this is not the only time something like this has happened, you get someone who is down and out who used to be in the limelight trying to get some money. I hate to say it because so many of you love the woman, but a few years back Rosa Parks, umm people, filed a suit against OutKast for the song Rosa Parks. stating that they used her name without permission? I never knew her name was copyrighted but anyway. this was yet another S.A.S.
the Grammy award-winning West, 29, his Roc-A-Fella Records label and the video's director of infringing Knievel's trademark-protected name and likeness. The video, for the hit single Touch the Sky, features West cavorting with Pamela Anderson, the Baywatch actress.This is sad, understand that I am not a Kanye Fan but this is ridiculous. Let me just put it this way if it wasn't for the video my son wouldn't have any idea who EK is or was. Although truth be told he probably still doesn't.
One article states that EK said that the video makes him look evil and that he is opposed to the "vulgar, sexual and racially charged nature". Okay are there two Touch the Sky Video's ? The one that I saw didn't seem to have any racially charged incidents in it, or did I simply blink and miss that part. EK seems to have forgotten about the undeniable damage that he did to his reputation when he beat the living hell out of Sheldon Saltman a VP at Twentieth Century Fox back in 1977 for saying some things about him in his book, that apparently he didn't like. As the story goes EK and associates held and beat the man with an aluminum bat. So I ask you what rep did Kanye sully? (read more about the trials and tribulations of EK including the beating that he handed Saltman on wikipedia).
Unfortunately this is not the only time something like this has happened, you get someone who is down and out who used to be in the limelight trying to get some money. I hate to say it because so many of you love the woman, but a few years back Rosa Parks, umm people, filed a suit against OutKast for the song Rosa Parks. stating that they used her name without permission? I never knew her name was copyrighted but anyway. this was yet another S.A.S.
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That guy Evel beat up with a baseball bat...Sheldon Saltman?
He's giving an interview next month, and anyone can listen in for free.
This should be good...
http://www.AskShellySaltman.com
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