Evel Knievel sues Kanye

• 14th Dec 2006

What is the world (America) coming to? I'll sue you! No, i'll sue you!

Hi there, we saw this and just thought it was funny – it's not really decent news, tha' blumming capo eejits.

The litigation relates to the pop promo video for 'Touch The Sky' in which West takes on the persona of 'Evel Kanyevel' and you see him attempting to jump a canyon in a rocket powered motorcycle.

Knievel, real name Robert Craig Knievel, says the video infringed his trademark and likeness, as well as damaging his reputation, because it was both “vulgar” and “offensive”. The lawsuit says that the video, which features Pamela Anderson playing West's girlfriend, contains “vulgar and offensive sexual images, language and conduct involving 'Evel Kanyevel' and women apparently trying to gain his sexual interest”. Despite the fact Knievel himself once had a bit of a reputation as a hard-partying womaniser, he says the nature of the video damages his reputation because he has “spent years espousing good values to young people and developing a clean image that helped sell millions of dollars worth of toys, merchandise and memorabilia”.

Commenting on the litigation himself, Knievel told reporters: “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”.

Evel Kanyevel is yet to comment.

Source: CMU Music Network