Thierry Guetta, aka Mr. Brainwash sued for copyright infringement over Run DMC image – Boing Boing

Earlier this month I noted that Banksy had finally spoken about the artist Thierry Guetta (aka Mr. Brainwash) profiled in his now Oscar nominated film Exit Through the Gift Shop . Still, suspicions run fairly rampant that he either doesn’t exist or is merely the latest prank creation by Banksy. Guetta has now given sworn statements that the artwork is his own, as he’s the subject of a copyright lawsuit initiated by photographer Glen E. Friedman. The two Run DMC images above should make that fairly obvious (as well as several others after the jump).