HOLLYWOOD (Just Laugh) - When Fox News filed a lawsuit against Al Franken, political satirist and author of the new book, 'Lies and the Lying Liars Who Tell Them - A Fair and Balanced Look at the Right,' for using the phrase "fair and balanced," people took notice.

Apparently, Fox News has patented "fair and balanced," meaning that Franken is violating the law in regard to the phrase. "From what he knows about copyright and satire, he's not worried about it," said Bill Abong, spokesperson for the satirist who was out of the country on vacation when the lawsuit broke.

The suit was eventually dropped by the news network after a Judge threw out the case. Since then, Franken's book has moved up to the top spot on the book charts. "I only wish they (Fox) would keep suing me," commented Franken.

One of the people that took notice of the suit was Michael J. Fox, legendary actor and Parkinson's disease sufferer.

Just to show how ridiculous the suit Fox News had filed was, the actor filed a similar lawsuit, alleging Fox News has defamed Fox, the actor's name, by putting on shows like 'Temptation Island' and 'Who Wants to Marry a Multi-Millionaire?' "I get phone calls all the time asking why on Earth I would put on such stupid programming," said Michael J. Fox.

Viewers apparently think the actor is affiliated with Fox News Channel, according to Pollen, Fox's long time wife. Fox, the actor, is asking the news network to drop the word 'Fox' and replace it with its owner's name, 'Murdock.' "If we did that, then we could potentially be sued by the guy who played Murdock on the A-Team," commented Lydia Greene, a representative for Fox News.

After about a week of making his point, Fox, the actor, eventually dropped the suit. "I just wanted to send a message," Michael J. Fox said about filing ridiculous lawsuits.

It is unclear if the actor actually dropped the suit for the aforementioned reason or if he dropped it when he heard Muhammad Ali was thinking about suing him for having Parkinson's disease.

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