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Eddie_Perez 2003-07-25 06:31 PM

SWK gets revenge!
 
"STAR WARS KID" SUES PALS

A teenager who has become famous over the internet for his unique interpretation of Star Wars' Darth Maul is suing his classmates.

The Canadian teenager has filed a £100,000 lawsuit against four of his peers for stealing a video clip of his light sabre acrobatics and posting it on the web.


In a lawsuit filed in Quebec, Ghyslain Raza - better known as the "Star Wars Kid" - claimed the unwanted publicity has left him mentally scarred.

The video may not not have the enormous budget of the other sci-fi collaborations or the backing of production team Lucas Arts but the action-filled instalment has attracted millions of fans worldwide.

Since the original "Star Wars Kid" appeared on the internet, 38 versions have been added by fans - one site even petitioned Star Wars writer and director George Lucas to give the teenager a role in the final episode of the saga.

However, Mr Raza has taken legal action against his classmates for stealing the video tape then downloading the extract onto a file-sharing system on the internet.

The clip features the 15-year-old twirling a golf ball retriever around as he tries to recreate the moves of the famous Star Wars character.

His lawyers say the extent of the exposure he has had to endure both at school and in public has distressed the teenager, resulting in psychiatric care.

Reports of the lawsuit first appeared in Canadian newspaper The Globe and Mail.

Full story HERE which is no more than this...

Eddie_Perez 2003-07-25 06:45 PM

Oh, btw that star wars kid is this one... http://www.jedimaster.net/

Xenn 2003-07-25 06:57 PM

What a little nerd.. can't he just beat them up like a normal person?

Eddie_Perez 2003-07-25 07:34 PM

He's to busy with his therapy for the embarasment he suffered, lol.

Acer 2003-07-26 03:16 AM

lol, so he is going to be on SW E3? That should be good enough, even if it is a small part.

badboy 2003-07-26 01:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Acer
so he is going to be on SW E3?

No.

Acer 2003-07-27 05:41 AM

Yeah I read it fast, now I reread it, I ses.

I felt bad for him untill he did this, people get picked on all the time, no one is mad infamous from it. Atleast now poeple know him, and he exist.


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