Chuck Norris

Chuck Norris doesn’t burn books, he sues them into oblivion.

Everyone’s favorite 1980s action icon has decided to wage war against Ian Spector, the author of “The Truth About Chuck Norris,” an amalgam of 400 of the most clever “facts” about Chuck Norris as culled from the famous web meme.


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While he is well within his legal rights to sue for defamation, I think the question should be whether this is a prudent move on the part of a star who owes much of his current relevance to the internet.

Instead of antagonizing his fan base (whether he likes it or not, his web followers are fans) it seems like it would have been more prudent to try to use this turn of events as a springboard for future career moves, or even if he is done with the fame game — take the entire thing as a clever, if not slightly obnoxious, testament to a life well lived.


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If not for those reasons, the most compelling reason that this case should never have made it to court is the following reasoning for the suit,

“Norris, who rose to fame in the 1970s and 1980s as the star of such films as “The Delta Force” and ‘Missing in Action,’ says the book’s title would mislead readers into thinking the facts were true.”

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I can’t be certain, but just looking at the book’s cover, I think Chuck may be underestimating his fans just a little bit.

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