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Jack Ass says "Jackass" show has gave him bad name.

Discussion in 'Other Sports' started by ROXRAN, Jan 2, 2003.

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  1. ROXRAN

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    Someone needs to tell Jack, these kinds of idiotic lawsuits make one a true "jackass"...

    Jack Ass Sues Over 'Jackass' TV Show
    Thu Jan 2, 8:51 AM ET Add Oddly Enough - Reuters to My Yahoo!



    LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Jack Ass says "Jackass" has given him a bad name.



    A Montana man who legally changed his name to "Jack Ass" in 1997 has sued media giant Viacom Inc., claiming its stunt-heavy, gross-out TV show and movie "Jackass" had defamed his character.


    In a suit filed in November in Montana and posted this week on a legal Web site, Jack Ass, who said he changed his name to raise awareness about the dangers of drunk driving, claimed Viacom was "liable for injury to my reputation that I have built and defamation of my character which I have worked so hard to create."


    The suit asks for damages of $10 million or more. Jack Ass is representing himself.


    Jack Ass, a journeyman power lineman by trade, said he changed his name from Bob Craft in late 1997 as part of a personal crusade against drunk driving after his brother and a friend were killed in a car crash. Theirs was the only vehicle involved.


    Jack Ass runs a Web site (www.andiass.com) centered around a donkey-like cartoon character "Andi Ass," which touts T-shirts, baseball caps, souvenir beer bottles and a message of responsible drinking.
     
    #1 ROXRAN, Jan 2, 2003
  2. drapg

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    Someone should point him to the spelling contest.
     
    #2 drapg, Jan 2, 2003
  3. bnb

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    The man legally changed his name to Jack Ass and he's suing for defamation of character???
     
    #3 bnb, Jan 2, 2003
  4. Manny Ramirez

    Manny Ramirez The Music Man

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    Only in America, lol!
     
    #4 Manny Ramirez, Jan 2, 2003
  5. Rockets2K

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    I have *officially* heard it all now....

    He'll probably win it too... :rolleyes:
     
    #5 Rockets2K, Jan 2, 2003
  6. FlyerFanatic

    FlyerFanatic YOU BOYS LIKE MEXICO!?! YEEEHAAWW
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    No i heard it all when the person won a case for the fast food places making them fat, that pisses me off so bad :mad:
     
    #6 FlyerFanatic, Jan 2, 2003
  7. Rocketman95

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    That hasn't happened. At least not in America.
     
    #7 Rocketman95, Jan 2, 2003
  8. Rockets2K

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    Oh hell...I hadn't kept up with that...they ACTUALLY WON?? What a pisser...That just aint right...our judical system is definitely screwed... :mad:

    G-D lawyers...(no offense intended to our resident lawyer types) ;)
     
    #8 Rockets2K, Jan 2, 2003
  9. FlyerFanatic

    FlyerFanatic YOU BOYS LIKE MEXICO!?! YEEEHAAWW
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    uhhh pretty sure it did....

    and R2K:at least i think they won not sure i could be wrong (prob am) :)
     
    #9 FlyerFanatic, Jan 2, 2003
  10. SaFe

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    Speaking of dumb lawsuits, a lady won a lawsuit against McDonald because she spilled coffee on herself and got burned. Ever since then, if you buy coffee from McDonald, you will see the warning all around the cup saying it's Hot. :) :rolleyes:
     
    #10 SaFe, Jan 2, 2003
  11. FlyerFanatic

    FlyerFanatic YOU BOYS LIKE MEXICO!?! YEEEHAAWW
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    Yea that pretty dumb too, its up there with the other lawsuit i mentioned before, i mean its coffee come on!!! :mad:
     
    #11 FlyerFanatic, Jan 2, 2003
  12. Rockets2K

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    Duhhh...lets see...coffee is made by pouring boiling water over coffee beans...
    does this mean that coffee should be cold in it's natural state??
    oh my, what does this smokey lookin stuff coming off my coffee mean?.....Duh....

    OMG! Somebody shoulda warned me that coffee would be hot...ouch! Call 1-800-dum-f*ck...

    Whatever happened to common sense? Does anyone besides us use their frickin brains anymore?
     
    #12 Rockets2K, Jan 2, 2003
  13. drapg

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    Who told you to put the balm on? I didn't tell you to put the balm on.
     
    #13 drapg, Jan 2, 2003
  14. Puedlfor

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    There's a difference between standard hot coffee, and dangerously hot coffee. It was McDonald's standard operating procedure to heat their coffee to exceedingly dangerous temperatures. And I'm pretty sure the temperature screwed up the cup, because it was that hot. They make it so hot, because you can get more cups of coffee out of one thing of grounds the hotter the water is, even if you have to heat it up to temperatures that will cause serious, serious burns.

    So McDonald's shares some of the blame for this, and was originally to give the lady one day's profits solely from their coffee. This figure was then much later reduced in a settlement.
     
    #14 Puedlfor, Jan 2, 2003
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    She originally only asked for McDonald's to pay her medical expenses. She was an older lady I believe; spilled on her groin area.
     
    #15 gr8-1, Jan 2, 2003
  16. Rocketman95

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    Someone is trying to sue them, but they've never won. I'd bet nearly everything on this.
     
    #16 Rocketman95, Jan 2, 2003
  17. FlyerFanatic

    FlyerFanatic YOU BOYS LIKE MEXICO!?! YEEEHAAWW
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    Yea your probably right, but either way its dumb
     
    #17 FlyerFanatic, Jan 3, 2003
  18. Rocketman95

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    Can't argue with that.
     
    #18 Rocketman95, Jan 3, 2003
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