Kanye Sues Weird Al For Not Parodying His Music
Kanye West hasÂ sued Weird Al Yankovic for not parodying his music. In a suit filed this morning in a Los Angeles Superior Court, West seeksÂ $20 million, claiming âsevere mental distressâ after not being parodied on Yankovicâs latest album, Mandatory Fun. West claims the omission from Yankovicâs album has caused him to âbarely find the strength and focus to work on his genius music.â âI just canât comprehend how anyone can parody music album without including the greatest solo artist that's ever lived,â West told Rolling Stone magazine. âYeezus is the greatest album of all time. To parody Pharell is just foolish. Pharell is a parody of himself. Have you seen his hat? That hat alone is an offense to fashion and I know fashion, Iâm the greatest fashion designer of all time. âNot since Malcolm X has someone been persecuted like this.â Kim Kardashian West, who recently wed the hip-hop star, wrote in a caption on Instagram under her latest beach leg selfie, âNot only did Weird Al offend my husband, he also offended me with his song âTacky.â I take personal offense to the T-word. Itâs like much more offensive than the C-word. Ya know, college. #NoFlexZone.â About an hour later she tweeted at Weird Al, âI wish I had your hair. What products do you use? @AlYankovic.â Yankovic has yet to answer, which is because heâs been insanely busy after the monstrous success from his album while Kim recently broke the World Record for the number of selfies taken. Al Gets Weird With It Al Yankovic, promoting his critically acclaimed album, told Ryan Seacrest of Los Angelesâ KISS FM, âHeâs got to be kidding, right? How can you sue someone for not doing anything? Unless youâre the U.S. Congress, that doesnât work in real life.â âAfter seeing what happened when Seth Rogen and James Franco parodied 'Bound 2,' why would I submit myself to that? Besides, I parodied Westâs 'Gold Digger' in 2006 and he threatened to sue me. You canât win with that guy. The rest of the family I wouldnât touch with a 10-foot pole.â Kris Jenner, Kanyeâs mother-in-law, attended the charity Minks for Mutts where they gives fur coats to dogs in need. When asked about the lawsuit, Jenner smiled and said, âIt really is just so sad. My poor daughter, my poor son-in-law, my poor granddaughter. I know. Can you believe I have three grandchildren? Do I look old enough to be a grandmother? I do? I need to fire my doctors. Wait, what were we talking about again? Oh! Make sure you buy Kimâs new video game!â As Weird Alâs album soars to No. 1 on the Billboard charts, Kanye couldnât help but be Kanye. He tweeted, âIf it wasnât for my lawsuit @AlYankovic wouldnât be #1. I turn everything to gold. I even turn water to gold. I am gold.â