Endangered Satire

Uh oh. Mel's in trouble. Our man Mel Gibson is being threatened by some dude with the same name:

I am litigation counsel to Mel Gibson. It has come to our attention that you are operating a purported "Mel Gibson Blog" at http://www.melgibsonsblog.blogspot.com. On behalf of Mr. Gibson, I demand that you immediately cease and desist any further use of Mr. Gibson's name, likeness, or persona[...] Under California Law, the appropriation of any persons name, voice, likeness, etc., commercially or otherwise, is actionable in a suit for damages[...]To avoid litigation over this clear violation of Mr. Gibson's rights, please cease the operation of this blog immediately and confirm the same to me no later than 5 p.m. tomorrow, PST.

Clearly Mel touched a nerve.

UPDATE: Hey, look--we're all Mel on this boat. I'd mess with my blog and turn into Melvina, I suppose, but Bec would have to rescue me.


Comments

  1. Douglas Hoffman6:13 PM

    Hey, I know: maybe you can write an Ann Coulter blog! Have her get all gooey over Scott McClellan. Stuff like that.

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  2. Sam3:58 AM

    Will the real Mel Gibson please stand up?
    Oh, you are standing up.
    Sorry. I thought you were still sitting down...
    Do you think he uses boxes in the shots so he's almost the same height as everyone else?

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