Legal Opinion
Evel Knievel Krystal Knievel v. Espn, a Subsidiary of Walt Disney, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided January 4, 2005No. 02-36120PublishedCited by 1,108 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TASHIMA, Circuit Judge:
Famed motorcycle stuntman Evel Knievel and his wife Krystal were photographed when they attended ESPN’s Action Sports and Music Awards in 2001. The photograph depicted Evel, who was wearing a motorcycle jacket and rose-tinted sunglasses, with his right arm around Krystal and his left arm around another young woman. ESPN published the photograph on its “extreme sports” website with a caption that read “Evel Knievel proves that you’re never too old to be a pimp.” The Knievels brought suit against ESPN in state court, contending that the photograph and caption were…
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