Grammy Award winning hip hop artist Kanye West is being sued by world famous daredevil Evel Knievel for allegedly bringing the stuntman’s name into disrepute for his re-enactment of one the American daredevil’s most famous stunts in a music video.
In 2007, Kanye shot a music video for the single Touch The Sky, which featured superstar actress Pamela Anderson, off his then brand new album Late Registration. Evel Knievel claims that in the video Kanye illegally used and tainted his name with vulgar, sexually and racially-charged content by posing as the fictional character ‘Evel Kanyevel’ and trying to jump across a canyon with a rocket-powered vehicle.
Reuters quotes Evel Knievel: “He's just a disgrace to me. What a cheap shot. What a cheap, two-bit shot.” No comment on the lawsuit has yet been made by Kanyes representatives. Stay on HYPEmobi for more updates on this story during the week.
