January 17th, 2008

Drug Agents Claim Defamation In American Gangster

Three former Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) agents have filed a $US55 million ($62 million) defamation lawsuit against the movie studio that made American Gangster, claiming it tarnished hundreds of reputations. The movie hurt the agents’ reputations by falsely claiming in text at the end that a collaboration between Lucas and Roberts “led to the convictions of three-quarters of New York City’s Drug Enforcement Agency” agents between 1973 and 1985.

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I don’t see these guys winning this lawsuit, I mean its only a movie.

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This entry was posted on Thursday, January 17th, 2008 at 12:54 pm and is filed under News.



6 Responses to “Drug Agents Claim Defamation In American Gangster”

  1. The King Says:
    January 17th, 2008 at 1:22 pm

    if its true than what case do they have
    i’m sure the movie fact checked they info before they put it up on screen

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    January 17th, 2008 at 1:24 pm

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