What a barber from Lebanon calls trash former astronaut Neil Armstrong calls property protected by Ohio Law .
Armstrong became the first man to walk on the moon in 1969.
Mark Sizemore sold a clip of Armstrong's hair to a man who is in the Guiness Book of World Records for his hair sample collection. Sizemore was paid about $3,000 for the hair. "who in their right mind wouldn't take money for trash," Sizemore said.
Armstrong sees it differently. His attorney says the sale is a violation of a recent Ohio law that is designed to protect the right of "ohioians who gain fame." "we believe that the sale of Mr. Armstrong's hair is a violation of his Persona rights under that law," attorney Ross Wales writes.
Armstrong wants Sizemore to donate about $3,000 to a charity of Armstrong's choice, and pay for his legal expenses.
"I kind of feel like he's putting me in a bind to come up with money I don't have," Sizemore said.
Sizemore says the collector doesn't want to give the hair clipping back, either.
The letter from Armstrong's attorney indicates that if Sizemore doesn't produce the $3,000, or return the clipping, he may take further legal action.
I guess it's a good thing Sizemore wasn't Armstrong's proctologist.
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