Sony faces lawsuit in phoney critic debacle

Two filmgoers are suing Sony Pictures, saying they were duped into seeing A Knight’s Tale by ads promoting praise from a phoney film critic.

Sony faces lawsuit in phoney critic debacle

Two filmgoers are suing Sony Pictures, saying they were duped into seeing A Knight’s Tale by ads promoting praise from a phoney film critic.

Sony has admitted that certain advertisements featured a quote from non-existent film critic David Manning that declared the film’s lead actor, Heath Ledger, as ‘‘this year’s hottest new star’’.

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