Simpsons being sued (really!)

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Simpsons being sued (really!)

Post by kaspired » Wed Oct 22, 2014 2:25 am

https://tv.yahoo.com/news/fox-hit-250m- ... 39724.html

Here’s the deal: Frank Sivero says that The Simpsons ripped off the Frankie Carbone character he played in 1990’s Goodfellas. And he's not very happy about it. Dunno why...
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Re: Simpsons being sued (really!)

Post by missy_misery » Fri Oct 31, 2014 9:18 am

I'm still amazed this guy thinks he has a leg to stand on and/or doesn't understand how parody laws work.
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