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| Inmate Sues Stephen King |
| By Boston Globe |
| Published: 01/10/2005 |
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An inmate at the Norfolk Correctional Center in Massachusetts is suing author Stephen King for $10 million, claiming the horror writer used one of his characters in "The Green Mile." James T. Richards, who lists the Dedham prison as his address in a lawsuit filed last week in US District Court, contends he wrote a book in 1988 called "The Selling of the President -- 2000" that includes a Native American character named John Coffey, whose extraordinary healing powers get him into trouble with authorities. Richards, who at the time was living near King's home in Bangor, Maine, claims in the lawsuit that he sent a copy of his manuscript to King but that the best-selling author never replied. Several weeks ago, according to the suit, Richards read King's novel "The Green Mile" and discovered it includes an African-American character named John Coffey, whose extraordinary healing powers get him into trouble with authorities. In addition to the $10 million, Richards wants Simon & Schuster to stop selling "The Green Mile" and Warner Bros. to stop distributing and broadcasting the Tom Hanks movie based on the book. Neither Richards nor King could be reached for comment. |
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