A retired Mohawk professional wrestler is suing singer Van Morrison over the use of his image on the cover of an upcoming album.
Billy Two Rivers, a longtime professional wrestler turned politician and activist from Kahnawake Mohawk territory near Montreal, filed the complaint Thursday in the U.S. against Universal Music Group and the musician.
Two Rivers says a photograph of him in the wrestling ring is on the cover of Van Morrison's new album, "Roll With the Punches," which is scheduled for release in late-September.
His New York City-based attorney Michael Graif says the photograph is being used without Two Rivers' awareness or consent and he is seeking unspecified damages.
Emails to the record label and the singer's public relations manager were not immediately returned.
Two Rivers, who spent nearly a quarter century in the ring, has also worked as an actor and was heavily involved in politics.
