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Augusten Burroughs' Scissors sued for defamation

Augusten Burroughs' Scissors sued for defamation Members of the family portrayed in the best-selling Augusten Burroughs memoir "Running With Scissors" have filed a lawsuit in a Massachusetts state court accusing the author of defamation, invasion of privacy, infliction of emotional distress and fraud, and have asked the court to prevent further publication of the book as a work of nonfiction. The lawsuit contends that portions of the book concerning the Turcotte family, whose name in the book is changed to Finch, are fictional and were written to sensationalize it and improve its marketability. The lawsuit contends that Burroughs, pictured, has publicly identified the Finch family as the Turcottes. Burroughs hasn't commented on the matter. (Thanks Tyler)�
[Date: 05-Aug-05 ]