15 Seconds of Fame

Actor/singer and KIT212 impersonator Jet Thomason says American Eagle Outfitters and Clear Channel ripped off his idea for a Times Square billboard on which everyday people get to be the "stars" for 15 seconds at a time. “I was looking at all the tourists and thought what a great dream of theirs it would be to visit the greatest city in the world and have their faces up in the middle of Times Square,” he said. “The concept of '15 Seconds' is to allow virtually anyone to feature themselves on a digital billboard in Times Square for 15 seconds,” the suit says. “Too much time can get long-winded; too little time would go unnoticed.” Thomason says he met with Clear Channel in 2009 and that they expressed interest in his idea. He's filed suit in Manhattan Supreme Court asking for $1 million in damages -- and the clock starting ticking down on his 15 minutes when his face appeared in today's New York Post. Read more HERE.