Kanye West seeks out-of-court settlement with Evel Knievel

Kanye West has told the US courts that he is hoping to settle his previously reported legal dispute with Evel Knievel out of court. As previously reported, the former daredevil bloke sued the rapper at the end of last year, claiming his trademark and likeness were infringed when West included a daredevil routine in the music video to 'Touch The Sky', in which West is dressed as, yep, you guessed it, 'Evel Kanyevel'. West's legal people say the video is a satire and therefore covered by the First Amendment, meaning they didn't need Knievel's permission to use his image. But both sides have now agreed to independent mediation in the dispute, meaning the spat shouldn't need to go to court. West and Knievel will share the costs of the mediation.