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Lawyer Sues Amazon Prime Over Portrayal of Him In Movie
When The Burial, a film inspired by a real-life court case, and starring Jamie Foxx and Tommy Lee Jones, was released in theaters briefly before moving to Amazon Prime Video in 2023, the reviews were mostly positive. A few of those reviews singled out the performance of Mamoudou Athie as junior counsel Hal Dockins, with the Chicago Sun Times raving, “he has the presence and the chops of a Broadway force.”
The real-life Dockins, however, was not as happy with the portrayal of himself in the film. He is suing the producers over alleged unauthorized use of his name, image and likeness.
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