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Straight Outta Compton producers are hitting back at Jerry Heller's $110m lawsuit
http://www.digitalspy.com/movies/news/a783241/straight-outta-compton-producers-are-hitting-back-at-jerry-hellers-110m-lawsuit/
The makers of Straight Outta Compton have hit back at former NWA manager Jerry Heller, who filed a $110 million lawsuit over the summer blockbuster last year.
However, defendants including Ice Cube, Dr Dre, director F Gary Gray, Universal studios and the film's screenwriters claim the legal threat is a "hodgepodge of conclusory allegations and subjective interpretations".
The legal rebuttal reads: "The 'Jerry Heller' character in the film is not shown committing any improper or illegal actions, or even admitting that he had ever done anything improper.
"Rather, the film depicts criticisms articulated by others about plaintiff, which plaintiff's own memoir concedes had been very publicly levelled against him… "
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