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Kneivel No Longer Thinks Kanye's So Evil
Stereogum —
That "Touch The Sky" video ended up eliciting more good times than anybody could've expected. We mean like, that video cost a million dollars, fam. It had Pam Anderson. It left West with no choice but to stage crash the EMAs. And it was the basis for the case entitled Knievel and K and K Promotions, Inc. v. Kanye West, Roc-A-Fella Records, LLC, Chris Milk and AOL LLC. If you don't remember, hit Smoking Gun for the gist: Evel Kneivel sued 'cause Kanye copped his unique, commercially valuable public likeness by calling himself "Evel Kanyevel," wearing the Evel Knievel jumpsuit, and even donning that EK belt buckle. Well, all's ...
Kanye & Evel Knievel Squash Beef
Nah Right —
Kanye and Evel Knievel have squashed their legal beef over Ye’s use of the "Evel Kanyevel" image in the Touch The Sky video. I’m just glad these two were able to handle this like gentlemen and not resort to any gangster shit. Lord knows what may have happened if this would’ve spilled into the streets. I wonder how much Knievel dug Yeezy’s pockets for?
Kanye West and Evel Knievel Squash Beef With Hilarious Photo Op
Vulture —
Courtesy of Island Def Jam
Last December, daredevil Evel Knievel filed a lawsuit against Kanye West over West's video for "Touch the Sky" in which the rapper plays "Evel Kanyevel" and tries to jump over a canyon on a motorcycle. Knievel claimed West was infringing on his trademark name and likeness and actually ...
Stuntman Evel Knievel Dies at 69
Gothamist —
Today we have illusionists like David Blaine performing "stunts" in the city, but back in the day there was the real deal stuntman, Evel Knievel. Just after making news by making nice with Kanye West (after suing him over this video), he died yesterday in Clearwater, Florida at the age of 69.
The NY Times reports he had "failing health for years with diabetes and idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, an incurable lung condition. In 1999, he underwent a liver transplant after nearly dying of hepatitis C, which he believed he had contracted from a blood transfusion after one of his many violent spills."
Before his ...
Marcy To Hollywood: 10 Actor Cameos In Jay-Z Videos
Complex Blog —
One of the few bright spots of last night’s BET Awards actually happened after the show was over. That moment would be the post-show premiere of Jay-Z’s video for “Death Of Autotune” (which we featured as today’s Wake N’ Watch video).
In classic Hov fashion, the clip features some heavy cameos, most notably celebrated actor Harvey Keitel, who joins the rapper for a mafia-style game of cards. But this is nothing new—Jay has a history of scoring actors to appear in his videos. Take a look back 10 of Hov’s Best Hollywood ...
This isn’t news
ZME Music —
Ugh, I hate this rampant compulsion that’s been eating at my brain since early Monday morning stemming from this ridiculous situation involving Kanye West, but there’s a burning question that’s been bothering me ever since this “story” broke.
And it’s simply this: Why is this news? It’s an absurdly simple question to ask but an important one. I mean, this is Kanye we’re talking about: The man who appeared on the cover of RS as Jesus-fucking-Christ and who also owns bling in the form of Jesus; the man who claimed that Late Registration should be awarded ...
