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Spike Lee has temporarily spiked Spike TV.
A Manhattan judge on Thursday granted Lee’s petition and ordered Viacom Inc. to stop using Spike TV as the new name for its TNN network, pending a trial on the issue.
TNN was scheduled to relaunch as male-focused Spike TV on Monday.
State Supreme Court Justice Walter Tolub ordered Lee to post a $500,000 bond to cover Viacom’s losses in case the company wins.
Lee, with the help of lawyer Johnnie Cochran, said he sued Viacom to protect his name from a deliberate attempt to capitalize on his image and prestige. Viacom’s lawyers said Lee can’t prove their new name refers to him.
