Michael Moore sued by US soldier

BiscLimpkit · Post by **BiscLimpkit** » 01 Jun 2006, 11:35

Director Moore sued by US soldier

Moore's film won the Palme D'Or in 2004
A US war veteran is suing film-maker Michael Moore for $85m (£45m), alleging TV clips of him were used without his consent in documentary Fahrenheit 9/11.
Sgt Peter Damon, 33, who lost both arms in Iraq, claims Moore never asked if he could use an interview Sgt Damon did with NBC's Nightly News.

Sgt Damon claimed Moore edited the footage to make him appear to "voice a complaint about the war effort".

Award-winning director Moore was not immediately available for comment.

Sgt Damon is asking for damages because of "loss of reputation, emotional distress, embarrassment, and personal humiliation" according to the case filed in Suffolk Superior Court, Massachusetts.

Supporter

The National Guardsman lost both his arms when a tyre on a Black Hawk helicopter exploded while he and a colleague were servicing the aircraft on the ground in Iraq. Another soldier was killed in the explosion.

In Moore's documentary, Sgt Damon is shown lying on a stretcher with his wounds bandaged. He says he feels like he is "being crushed in a vise".

The clip is screened shortly after US Congressman Jim McDermott is seen speaking about the Bush administration: "You know, they say they're not leaving any veterans behind, but they're leaving all kinds of veterans behind".

The sergeant, from Middleborough, Massachusetts, claims that by putting the news clip of him immediately after the Congressman's comments, director Moore made Sgt Damon appear as if he felt "left behind" by the military and the Bush administration.

Sgt Damon maintains he was complaining about "the excruciating type of pain" that he was suffering as a result of his wounds.

The National Guardsman stated in case papers that he "agrees with and supports the President and the United States' war effort, and he was not left behind".

The soldier is seeking $75m (£40m) in damages. His wife is seeking an additional $10m (£5.3m) because of the mental distress caused to her husband, according to Sgt Damon's lawyer, Dennis Lynch.

The pair are also suing Fahrenheit 9/11's distributor, Miramax.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/5036052.stm

thelostdragon · Post by **thelostdragon** » 01 Jun 2006, 11:48

EvaUnit02 · Post by **EvaUnit02** » 01 Jun 2006, 12:45

See Grim. Moore relies on twisting the truth, he's a genius at that.

romerojpg · Post by **romerojpg** » 01 Jun 2006, 15:16

Moore is a one sided talker, he tells half truths and only says things from one perspective so in the end it sounds about right to some people. Its a bit like the whole Amercia knocked down the Twin Towers "facts" One sided.

The fool should not go in the army if he cannot handle the truth! he wont win thats for sure, its stupid to even think he could. Unless Moore is feeling generous with his countless millions.

EvaUnit02 · Post by **EvaUnit02** » 01 Jun 2006, 15:25

EvaUnit02 wrote:-Didn't stop Michael Moore from creating that manipulated shitfest Fahrenheit 9-11 ... and making a fuckton of dough off all the blind liberal hippies who were reeled in. I don't see why Hollywood producers can't do the same.

EvaUnit02 wrote:In the case of Fahrenheit 9-11, it's the same. You may think it was just an attempt to convince people not to re-elect Bush, but it was just a money making exercise by Moore. He's a genius at manipulating people.

romerojpg · Post by **romerojpg** » 01 Jun 2006, 15:56

They recently showed all the Moore docs back to back on TV, crikey he loves himself

his TV show is great, but his film documentaries make me feel sick.

slasher13 · Post by **slasher13** » 01 Jun 2006, 17:12

Watching Alex Jones - 9/11 Marital States, he asks question on to Moore, asking why haven't he asked question on Norad being shut down on 9-11

Moore just blanked him

Shen · Post by **Shen** » 01 Jun 2006, 17:30

alex jones is great

far better than moore.

romerojpg · Post by **romerojpg** » 01 Jun 2006, 17:43

slasher13 wrote:
Moore just blanked him

He always just ignores people if they ask anything to him

He can dish out the crap, but cannot take it.

EvaUnit02 · Post by **EvaUnit02** » 02 Jun 2006, 02:04

The one narrative film that Moore made was quite funny I thought - Canadian Bacon.

bradavon · Post by **bradavon** » 02 Jun 2006, 11:34

Who/what is Norad?

EvaUnit02 · Post by **EvaUnit02** » 02 Jun 2006, 12:05

North American Aerospace Defense Command. They monitor the skies and control the missile defences.

slasher13 · Post by **slasher13** » 08 Jun 2006, 09:18

Exactly.. Thanks Eva, so on the most important day, why the hell would you shut it down????? At least Michael Moore could have asked that important questions.

EvaUnit02 · Post by **EvaUnit02** » 08 Jun 2006, 11:07

Here we go... 9-11 Loose Change-esque crackpot conspiracy theories.

bradavon · Post by **bradavon** » 08 Jun 2006, 11:30

Thanks Eva

slasher13 · Post by **slasher13** » 08 Jun 2006, 14:30

EvaUnit02 wrote:Here we go... 9-11 Loose Change-esque crackpot conspiracy theories.

LOL - not quite, but you will have to think about why, if a defence is designed for that purpose preventing a terrorist attack, do you shut it down???

To me that is ****ed up.

romerojpg · Post by **romerojpg** » 08 Jun 2006, 16:50

Strange is the word

we know not what the americans do, so we try to guess and assemble things together to create conspiracies. Will we ever find out the truth, not a chance in hell

Moore needs a slap for not delving deep into americas Fat Ass!

Kurgan · Post by **Kurgan** » 08 Jun 2006, 18:18

romerojpg wrote:Moore needs a slap for not delving deep into americas Fat Ass!

That's one hell of an image you've managed to conjure up there. Ugh.

gojensen · Post by **gojensen** » 29 Jun 2006, 08:12

romerojpg wrote:Moore is a one sided talker, he tells half truths and only says things from one perspective so in the end it sounds about right to some people. Its a bit like the whole Amercia knocked down the Twin Towers "facts" One sided.

But... they did... didn't they?

romerojpg wrote:Moore needs a slap for not delving deep into americas Fat Ass!

You mean... like... his own? :mrgreen:

Yi-Long · Post by **Yi-Long** » 29 Jun 2006, 12:46

I guess the republican propoganda machine against Michael Moore has worked

BiscLimpkit · Post by **BiscLimpkit** » 02 Jul 2006, 08:57

'Fahrenheit' Marine Killed in Iraq

A US Marine who appeared in Michael Moore's award-winning documentary Fahrenheit 9/11 has been killed in Iraq. Sergeant Raymond J. Plouhar, 30, died in a roadside bombing in Iraq's Anbar province on Monday. Plouhar appeared in the 2004 movie attempting to recruit young men in a Flint, Michigan, shopping mall parking lot. Plouhar's father Raymond said his son did not realize Moore's movie was critical of the war.

http://www.imdb.com/news/wenn/2006-06-30/#3

romerojpg · Post by **romerojpg** » 02 Jul 2006, 13:24

What are the chances of that!