Reply With Quotethat is lame as hell. Dennis James is a pussy. The show is a comedy show, get over it.
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12-27-2007, 05:22 AM #1Ronnie Coleman RULES! ELITE MEMBER
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Dennis James sues Conan O'Brien.
December 14, 2007
Bodybuilder Drops Heavy Lawsuit on NBC's Conan O'Brien Over Clay Aiken Joke
Posted by Eriq Gardner
Conan O'Brien shouldn't mess with bodybuilders. NBC Universal was sued yesterday after the "Late Night" host used a picture of champion bodybuilder Dennis "The Menace" James to tell a joke nearly two years ago.
According to the complaint, filed by attorney Steven Sokoloff in Los Angeles Superior Court, O'Brien "showed a Christmas Card which featured the face of 2003 American Idol runner-up, Clay Aiken, smiling on the right side of the card, and the phrase 'All I want this year is a White Christmas' on a fold out flap on the left side of the card. O'Brien then opened the left side of the card to reveal the punch line, '...And a Black Body Builder,' above which was a photograph of Plaintiff posing at the 2004 IFBB Mr. Olympia Competition."
James helpfully attaches several photos of himself to the complaint, as well as the offending prop from "Late Night." The photocopy job is pretty grainy, but they're worth checking out. He's seeking general, special, and punitive damages on claims of misappropriation of image and likeness, misappropriation of right of publicity, unjust enrichment, and quantum meruit.
The case reminds us of a great NY Times story detailing how NBC lawyers quickly jumped into action to register the domain name HornyManatee.com after O'Brien mentioned it as an ad lib on the show. The fear was that someone could register it surreptitiously, put inappropriate content there, and NBC could be liable. Now the network sells Horny Manatee t-shirts on the site.
Interestingly, one of the most famous misappropriation cases involved another late night talk show host. In the early 1980s, Johnny Carson successfully sued a toilet maker called Here's Johnny Portable Toilets Inc. for taking his show's signature catchphrase.
THR, ESQ. Entertainment & Media Law Blog: Bodybuilder Drops Heavy Lawsuit on NBC's Conan O'Brien Over Clay Aiken Joke
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12-12-2002, 07:24 PM Robert DiMaggio
just think if we deleted the two word only thread, the post whore thread, etc., then their post counts would drop to about half!
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12-27-2007, 05:55 AM #2Patrick ELITE MEMBER
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I think it's a smart move, his career is almost over, this could have been a way to get in the spotlight, personaly I wouldn't have done it, but it's not a bad move.
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12-12-2002, 07:24 PM Robert DiMaggio
just think if we deleted the two word only thread, the post whore thread, etc., then their post counts would drop to about half!
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12-27-2007, 07:40 AM #4Thats Dr. Keke to you! ELITE MEMBER
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I'm with you P. He should be flattered that someone wanted to use him in a joke on TV, free publicity.
Originally Posted by P-funk
He has shown what a pussy he is by doing this, although I think it is more to get his name out rather than he really being upset about the joke.“I used to do drugs. I still do drugs. But I used to, too.”
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12-27-2007, 07:44 AM #5I'm CEO, Bitch! ADMINISTRATOR
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He doesn't care about his pic being used, he sees an opportunity to get a nice payout from NBC, typical American.
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