LOL: Japanese Fisherman May Sue ‘The Cove’ Filmmakers Over Documentary’s “Possible Factual Errors,” Maybe, Sorta, Not Really…

Hilarious. Vulture points us to this AFP piece that says Japanese dolphin hunters are pretty sure that the documentary “The Cove” — about illegal dolphin fisheries in Japan — possibly says some untrue things about them so they may sue the filmmakers who used clandestine tactics to document the horrifying brutalities.

“We’ve heard that the film includes factual errors, and so we may take some sort of action, including legal steps, if we watch it and find problems,” said the an unnamed official of the the Taiji fisheries cooperative.

Ooooh, scary. Are you guys going to alert your moms as well? Too rich. ‘Cove’ director Louis Psihoyos is apparently not inviting you guys to his birthday party in retaliation. In your face!

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Rodrigo Perez is the founder and editor-in-chief of The Playlist, which he launched in 2008. He has worked in entertainment journalism since 2000, including at MTV, and has written for SPIN, IndieWire, Pitchfork, Complex, Magnet, and various music, film, and entertainment publications over the past two decades.

Rodrigo Perez
Rodrigo Perez
Rodrigo Perez is the founder and editor-in-chief of The Playlist, which he launched in 2008. He has worked in entertainment journalism since 2000, including at MTV, and has written for SPIN, IndieWire, Pitchfork, Complex, Magnet, and various music, film, and entertainment publications over the past two decades.

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