Posted on 10/29/2003 1:07:19 PM PST by SoCal Pubbie
DETROIT - James Nichols, the brother of Oklahoma City bombing conspirator Terry Nichols, says he was tricked into appearing in the documentary "Bowling for Columbine," according to a federal lawsuit filed against filmmaker Michael Moore (news).
Nichols also alleges in the lawsuit, filed Monday in Detroit, that Moore libeled him by linking him to the terrorist act.
Nichols accuses Moore of libel, defamation of character, invasion of privacy and intentional infliction of emotional distress. His lawyer is asking for a jury trial and damages ranging from $10 million to $20 million on each of nine counts, the Detroit Free Press reported.
A message seeking comment was left Tuesday with Moore's publicist.
In the film, Moore asks Nichols for an interview and steers the subject from the Oklahoma City bombing to gun ownership. Nichols tells Moore he has a gun under his pillow, and Moore asks Nichols to show him.
In the lawsuit, Nichols, who lives in Decker, said Moore misled him about the purpose of the interview.
"Bowling for Columbine" won the feature-length documentary Academy Award earlier this year.
Normally, I view these kind of multi-million dollar lawsuits as thw worst scourge of the earth. But in this case...
Then again, what part did this Nichols guy play in the bombing?
I guess the best I can hope for is that Michael Moore spends a great deal of cash defending himself.
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