This past November Penguin published “The Truth About Chuck Norris: 400 facts about the World’s Greatest Human” – a parody that pokes a little fun at Norris’ tough-guy image. Mr. Norris has usually been good natured about these “facts” and has made a soft drink commercial that capitalizes on their popularity, and more recently, a political endorsement for Mike Huckabee that in itself perpetuates the schtick.

Apparently, Mr. Norris has had a change in heart and has decided to sue publisher Penguin, feeling his name and likeness are being exploited, and that these mythical facts now somehow “Wrongly portray him.” Which of course they do, but that’s the nature of parody – a parody he himself encouraged.