Kanye West & Kim Kardashian sue YouTube boss over proposal video
Kanye West and Kim Kardashian have hit YouTube.com co-founder Chad Hurley with a lawsuit for prematurely releasing footage from their recent engagement without their consent.
The Stronger hitmaker popped the question to the reality TV star in an over-the-top proposal at baseball stadium AT&T Park in San Francisco, California last week (21Oct13).
Days later, Hurley uploaded the two-and-a-half minute video using
his company's new video-sharing platform, MixBit, which contains 15
short clips documenting various highlights of the couple's big
night.
Now the pair has launched legal action against Hurley for leaking
the footage, claiming that he used the video as a way to promote
MixBit. They also state that Hurley was not invited to attend the
proposal.
According to documents obtained by TMZ.com, Kardashian agreed to
let Hurley stay, but only if he signed a confidentiality agreement,
which he reportedly broke by posting the video online. The suit
also alleges that Hurley even sent out a press release to alert the
media about his exclusive footage.
The lawsuit states, "Hurley proceeded to try to turn the event into
one starring himself, broadcasting the images he knew were the
exclusive property rights of someone else."
In Hurley's clip, video cameras are seen filming the proposal and
celebration, which were contracted by West in the event they decide
to use the footage for his fiancee's reality series, Keeping up
with the Kardashians.
They are suing for unspecified damages.