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Originally Posted by secret love
There are movies about mass murderers with zero input from the (now in jail) mass murderers. Not talking about documentaries here. Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood which is out now is a re-imagining of a murder of Susan Tate, Roman Polansky's wife. It angered the family of Bruce Lee as Bruce Lee is portrayed in the film as a buffoon. I doubt they bothered to sue Quentin Tarantino, even still.
And who can forget how publicly angry Amy Winehouse's father was with how he was portrayed in the biopic "Amy"? He couldn't sue for defamation though because they used real life footage of him talking to Amy. The way he treated her was real.
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I imagine its difficult to sue somebody if you're a murderer in jail- but possible. Perhaps Bruce Lee's family could have sued if they felt it would have been worthwhile. I think image rights in America are quite complex- I think there are different laws in different states.