Street Performer Sues Over Nicki Minaj MTV Documentary

MTV network and its parent company, Viacom, are being sued by an extra who appeared drumming on the Subway in the documentary show, 'Nicki Minaj: My Time Now.'

Mike Alaska, whose real name is Michael Savely, filed papers in New Jersey Federal Court this week, claiming his privacy was violated and his reputation was tarnished when his image on the show.

Savely appeared briefly during the show's opening scene about the music and life of Minaj late last year, even though he claims that he never signed the appropriate waiver for his image to appear on the show. Savely says he was concerned that "the footage would misrepresent his connection with other artists whose style conflict with the one that he has developed."

Savely, who runs a drum teaching business for children, says that his business as hit a slump since the show aired in December 2010.

"[Savely] understands that the reason many of the parents of the students he teaches employ his services is because they can trust him to provide their children with something more modern yet not corrupt," according to the suit.

Neither MTV or Viacom have commented on the lawsuit, while Savely has requested money for interviews regarding the suit.