George Santos is suing Jimmy Kimmel for using personalized Cameo videos on “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” … TMZ has learned.
According to court documents filed Saturday … the former member of the House of Representatives is suing Kimmel, ABC, and The Walt Disney Company — alleging they violated copyright law by broadcasting his Cameo videos on Jimmy’s show.
Here’s the deal … back in December, Kimmel aired several segments on his show where he shared videos he solicited from Santos. One showed Santos congratulating someone on winning a beef-eating contest, and another congratulating someone on cloning their dog.
Santos is claiming broadcasting these violated Cameo’s terms of service … alleging the types of licenses users receive when purchasing a cameo does not allow a user to broadcast them nationally.
They’re also claiming Cameo’s terms of service clearly state that all videos are “wholly owned” by the creator … in this case, Santos.
Santos alleges that Kimmel violated copyright law by using five Cameo videos on his show. He’s also suing for fraudulent inducement … claiming Jimmy used fake profiles and personas to trick Santos into making the videos.
He’s suing Kimmel, ABC, and Disney for damages and attorneys’ fees.
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We’ve reached out to Kimmel’s team … so far no word back.