True story projects often face defamation suits..
Summary SCREENRANT VIDEO OF THE DAY SCROLL TO CONTINUE WITH CONTENT With the news that one of the real people depicted in Dumb Money is threatening legal action against the film, it’s worth looking back on some of the biggest true story projects to face defamation and libel lawsuits. Cinematic dramatizations are always legal minefields. If a film depicts a real person, or even features a character closely resembling a real person, it’s vulnerable to lawsuits.
9 Straight Outta Compton Straight Outta Compton’s deft dramatization of the rise of legendary rap group N.W.A. has quickly earned the film a reputation as one of the best hip-hop movies ever made. However, the group’s manager, Jerry Haller, took issue with his characterization in the film. In Straight Outta Compton, Haller, played by Paul Giamatti, is depicted as a predatory force who exploits the group’s inexperience with the record industry for his own gain.
6 The Hurt Locker While director Kathryn Bigelow’s The Hurt Locker isn’t based on one particular true story, the film’s writer, Ed Boal, pulled heavily from his experience as a journalist embedded in Iraq. One article, “The Man in The Bomb Suit” focused on bomb expert Sergeant Jeffrey S. Sarver. Sarver later sued The Hurt Locker over claims that Jeremy Renner’s character was based on him.
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