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Tommy Wiseau Ordered to Pay $700k to ‘The Room’ Documentary Makers

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By Gene Maddaus Senior Media Writer A Canadian court has ordered Tommy Wiseau to pay about $700,000 to the makers of an unauthorized documentary about his cult film, “The Room,” ruling that he thwarted the release of the documentary because it was unflattering.

The makers of the documentary, “Room Full of Spoons,” were working to release the project in 2017, to capitalize on Sony Pictures’ debut of “The Disaster Artist,” a biographical movie starring James Franco as Wiseau about his 2003 film “The Room.” But Wiseau filed suit and obtained an injunction in Toronto, alleging that the documentary violated his copyright by using clips from “The Room” and invaded his privacy.

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