Legendary daredevil motorcycle stuntman Robert Craig "Evel"
Knievel has filed a multi-million dollar lawsuit against Kanye
West, claiming the Chicago rapper tarnished his image in the video for
the hit single "Touch The Sky."

The lawsuit, which was filed in U.S. District Court, accuses Kanye West of
trademark infringement and unauthorized use of the Evel Knievel image by using
vulgar, sexual and racially questionable content. Roc-A-Fella Records and "Touch
the Sky" video director Chris Milk are also named as defendants in the
lawsuit. Knievel, 68, claims the video disgraced him and accuses Kanye West
of ripping his image apart.

The video, which stars actress Pamela Anderson Lee, features
Kanye West as a fictional stuntman named "Evel Kanyevel" attempting
to jump a canyon. Evel Knievel’s lawyer Richard Fee claims the video is a recreation
of Knievel’s failed attempt to jump the Snake River Canyon in Western Wyoming
in 1974. "In my opinion, this video maybe reflects West and his way of
life, but it’s sure not mine," Knievel told the St. Petersburg Times. "I
don’t want my children or my grandchildren associated with this kind of thing…I
want it stopped."

Knievel is also seeking royalties and an injunction to prevent Kanye West from
using Evil Knievel’s image in the future. The single and video for "Touch
the Sky" are taken from West’s triple platinum album, Late Registration.
West and the "Touch the Sky" video were subject of controversy last
month at the MTV Europe Music Awards. The rapper burst onto the stage as Justice
and Simian were being awarded Best Video and went into a tirade over losing
in the category. West later apologized to Justice and Simian for his antics.