War vet sues Michael Moore

A US war veteran is suing Michael Moore for $85m (€66.7m), alleging TV clips of him were used without his consent in the documentary 'Fahrenheit 9/11'.

Sgt Peter Damon who lost both arms in Iraq, claims the director never asked if he could use an interview Sgt Damon did with NBC's Nightly News.

Sgt Damon claimed the film-maker edited the footage to make him appear to "voice a complaint about the war effort". Rather, the National Guardsman stated in case papers that he "agrees with and supports the President and the United States' war effort".

Sgt Damon is asking for damages because of "loss of reputation, emotional distress, embarrassment, and personal humiliation", according to the case filed in Suffolk Superior Court, Massachusetts.