Judge Asked to Reject 'Out of the Furnace' Defamation Lawsuit — hollywoodreporter.com

The producers of Out of the Furnace are demanding that a judge reject a defamation lawsuit filed by 17 members of a Native American tribe located in New York and New Jersey. The plaintiffs belong to the Ramapough Lunaape Nation, who are upset over last December's release of the film starring Christian Bale tracking his younger brother, played by Casey Affleck, who has been lured into a ruthless crime ring led by the evil character of Harlan De Groat, played by Woody Harrelson. The group is identified as the Jackson Whites and described as a community of "inbreds."

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