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Tommy Wiseau loses lawsuit, pays $700k to ‘The Room’ documentary makers

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The star of 'The Room' had tried to thwart the documentary's release Tommy Wiseau has been ordered to pay over $700,000 to Canadian filmmakers after attempting to sue them for making an unauthorised documentary about The Room.

Room Full of Spoons, by Richard Harper, Fernando Forerero McGrath, Mark Racicot and Richard Towns, was due for release in 2017 following the success of The Disaster Artist starring James Franco, but Wiseau obtained an injunction citing a violation of copyright and an invasion of privacy.

According to Variety, Wiseau said the documentary used clips from The Room and also revealed the fact that he was born in Poland – which he had aimed to keep secret.

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