Plum Crazy

Maybe the estate of Spike Jones could sue Spike Lee for using Mr. Jones' name, one he clearly had the prior claim to. Perhaps Mr. Lee will next decide to sue all pet owners with dogs named Spike, because apparently the public associates the name Spike with Mr. Lee, and he wouldn't want people thinking he goes around wearing a dog collar every day and has fleas. Maybe he'll sue Joss Whedon for daring to name a fictional vampire Spike. Although Hollywood filmmaker and vampire are pretty synonymous, so maybe that doesn't bother him.

Regardless of all that, Spike Lee is suing Viacom over its decision to change the name of TNN to Spike TV - the first network for men (oddly, I thought ESPN was the first network for men). He bases his claim on the fact that several celebrities believed the name change was related to him and that he had become affiliated with the network. That he extends what celebrities believe to the rest of the American public indicates that, yet again, Hollywood believes it represents the American public. Bwahahaha!