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'N Sync Puppet Case Popped
A federal judge in California has officially tossed a $1 million complaint brought by Sid and Marty Krofft Pictures (the folks behind such trippy '70s kids shows as H.R. Pufnstuf, Land of the Lost and The Bugaloos) against the boy band over some custom-made puppets.
Filed in November 2000, the lawsuit says the Kroffts were contracted to create special 25-foot gigantic puppets of 'N Syncers Justin Timberlake, J.C. Chasez, Chris Kirkpatrick, Lance Bass and Joey Fatone Jr. specifically for the boy band's performance of "Bye Bye Bye" at the 2000 American Music Awards. (Why puppets, you may inquire: the song came from the band's No Strings Attached album, whose cover art featured the members dangling like marionettes.)
However, the suit contended that the boy band illegally used photos of the popster puppets in souvenir programs and backstage passes without the company's permission. The Kroffts said that by doing so, band manager Johnny Wright broke a verbal promise to cut the company a slice of the profits from sales of merchandise that included images of the Krofft creations. The brothers figured that amounted to at least $1 million.
But U.S. District Judge Robert Kelleher dismissed all claims against the band and Wright. According to court documents obtained Thursday by Los Angeles' City News Service, the judge found the Kroffts "cannot establish vicarious liability and no genuine issues remain for trial."
Translated to 'N Sync-ese: The case has gone bye bye bye.
There's no official word from the band, which is currently in the middle of a spring trek pushing their latest album, Celebrity. The lucrative tour (American Business recently ranked three 'N Sync shows among the year's top-grossing concerts) wraps April 28 in the boys' hometown of Orlando.
In case the albums and tours aren't enough to help you shake your J.C. jones, ABC has just announced plans to air a prime-time version of 'N Sync's 30-minute Imax concert documentary, Bigger Than Live, during May sweeps.
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