In the latest round of his dispute over plagiarism allegations, Shia Labeouf took to Twitter Wednesday to post a copy of what appears to be a cease and desist letter sent by attorney Michael Kemp, the apparent legal counsel representing cartoonist/screenwriter Daniel Clowes.
Plagiarism allegations originally arose after Labeouf posted a short film called Howard Cantour on the website HowardCantour.com and it was quickly discovered that the movie contained scene-for-scene similarities to the 2007 comic Justin M. Damiano, written by Clowes.
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The 27-year-old Transformers star later addressed the allegation on Twitter, explaining that he had "neglected to follow proper accreditation" in regard to Howard Cantour. Labeouf also literally took to the skies to send a New Year's Day message in the wake of the the plagiarism allegations, tweeting a photo of skywriting that read: "I am sorry Daniel Clowes."
But the latest cease and desist letter posted by Labeouf on his...
Plagiarism allegations originally arose after Labeouf posted a short film called Howard Cantour on the website HowardCantour.com and it was quickly discovered that the movie contained scene-for-scene similarities to the 2007 comic Justin M. Damiano, written by Clowes.
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The 27-year-old Transformers star later addressed the allegation on Twitter, explaining that he had "neglected to follow proper accreditation" in regard to Howard Cantour. Labeouf also literally took to the skies to send a New Year's Day message in the wake of the the plagiarism allegations, tweeting a photo of skywriting that read: "I am sorry Daniel Clowes."
But the latest cease and desist letter posted by Labeouf on his...
- 1/8/2014
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