'Scud Stud' sues 'Charlie Wilson's War' makers
LOS ANGELES (AP) - April 25, 2008 Arthur Kent, whose live NBC reports on Iraq's Scud missile
attacks on Saudia Arabia made him a celebrity, claims in a federal
lawsuit filed Thursday that filmmakers violated his intellectual
property rights.
The lawsuit claims Universal Studios and other companies used
segments of a 1986 news program Kent made about the Soviet Union's
war in Afghanistan without his consent.
It seeks an injunction against distributing the movie, among
other provisions, in addition to unspecified damages.
Universal spokesman Michael Moses didn't immediately return a
phone call early Friday seeking comment.
The 2007 film, directed by Mike Nichols, also starred Philip
Seymour Hoffman and Amy Adams.
