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'Jackass' Sued by a Real Jack Ass
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Wed, Jan 1, 2003 12:43 PM PDT  
 
LOS ANGELES (Zap2it.com) - A Montana man is suing media giant Viacom, saying the MTV show "Jackass" sullies his good name.
 
And we mean "name" literally: The plaintiff's name is Jack Ass. He changed it from Bob Craft in 1997, he says, in order to raise awareness about the dangers of drunken driving.
 
"Jackass," which premiered on MTV in 2000, features a group of guys performing ludicrous and sometimes dangerous stunts. It was made into a feature film in 2002.
 
In the suit against Viacom, which owns MTV, Ass claims the conglomerate "is liable for injury to my reputation that I have built and defamation of my character which I have worked so hard to create." (A copy of the suit is posted a thesmokinggun.com.)
 
Ass says he changed his name after his brother and a friend were killed in a single-vehicle car accident several years ago. He now works to promote responsible choices and designated-driver programs.
 
He claims that "Jackass" committed "trademark and copyright infringement on my legal name" and on a cartoon character, called Andi Ass, that he created to help spread his message. He's seeking $10 million in damages.
 
Viacom isn't commenting on the suit.  
 
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Viacom isn't commenting on the suit.
 
Good lord, I can see why they aren't ... what else could they say besides this has to be the most frivolous law suit ever ...
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