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balls in mousetrap

2007 Reader Submission
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LOS ANGELES (June 3) - An actor is suing "Jackass" star Johnny Knoxville , TV talk show host Jimmy Kimmel and radio personality Adam Carolla, claiming he was never paid $10 million for doing a below-the-belt stunt that left him severely injured.

Big Stars, Big Trouble

Perry Caravello claims Kimmel never paid him for his work in the 2003 TV movie "Windy City Heat." According to the suit, Knoxville also promised to pay him to promote the DVD release of the film on Carolla's show last fall if he agreed to place his genitals in a mousetrap.

"Plaintiff agreed to do so, and, much to his emotional tranquility and to his physical harm, was severely injured when the trap literally went on his manhood," the suit contended.

Caravello also was humiliated when clips of the incident, which he says were filmed without his permission, made it to the Internet, his suit claims.

The suit, filed Thursday in Los Angeles Superior Court against Knoxville and others, alleges fraud, negligence and unjust enrichment.

Submitted on 06/03/2007

Submitted by: Anonymous
Reference: AOL News, 6/03/2007

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James said:
Neutral: For Darwin's Eyes
Well, I don't quite know what to make of this. Usually we frown on Jackass copycats, but apparently this is the source we're dealing with here! Not much detail, but perhaps Darwin will want this for future reference should the details of the actual incident come to light!


Graham said:
Definitely Toss: Lacks Excellence
This is actually Hollywood gossip . . . .


Bruce said:
Neutral: Honorable Mention
There are plenty of news articles about this if you do a Google search for jackass & mousetrap, so it doesn't appear to be just gossip. I'm on the fence about this lacking excellence but I'll vote for an HM and see what the others have to say about this.


Chip said:
Definitely Keep: Honorable Mention
I am going to vote for an HM here. Although I am not sure what the connection between the mousetrap, the movie and the DVD were exactly, the fact that he was stupid enough to place his genetic futures in the business end of a mousetrap for ANY reason is good enough for me. Thanks for sending the story.


Shadow said:
Definitely Toss: Other
I also believe this is gossip and lawsuits are hardly worthy of our attention


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