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Jimi Hendrix company says sex tape not genuine
Thu May 1, 2008 10:32pm EDT
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The company that controls rights to rock
guitarist Jimi Hendrix's music and likeness said on Thursday a
purported sex tape of the musician being sold on the Internet was not
authentic.
"We strongly dispute the claimed authenticity of the tape," Experience
Hendrix said in a statement.
"We view the release as nothing more than a callous attempt to trade
on the image and reputation of a deceased artist who is unable to
defend himself against such an outrageous and baseless assertion," the
Seattle-based company added.
Earlier this week, Los Angeles-based adult video company Vivid
Entertainment released a 45-minute DVD that includes 11 minutes of
roughly 40-year-old film footage showing a man resembling Hendrix
cavorting with two unidentified brunettes in a dimly lit bedroom.