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EDWARD NORTON RIPS MEDIA

Actor Edward Norton has launched a scathing attack on the media - stating reporters have "distorted" stories to sensationalize a rift between himself and the studio behind his upcoming film The Incredible Hulk.

The Fight Club star was allegedly caught in a series of aggressive outbursts towards the blockbuster's financiers Marvel Entertainment over a disagreement about the movie's final cut. According to reports, Norton didn't agree with Marvel's plans to re-shape the film into a series of action scenes, which led to rampant rumors he had strongly pitted himself against the studio.

But the star refutes the rumors, stating such "disputes" were part of a "healthy" moviemaking creative process, and blames the media for "distorting" the truth in hope of securing a "good story." He says, "Every good movie gets forged through collaboration, and different ideas among people who are all committed and respect the validity of each other's opinions is the heart of filmmaking.

Regrettably, our healthy process, which is and should be a private matter, was misrepresented publicly as a 'dispute', seized on by people looking for a good story and has been distorted to such a degree that it risks distracting from the film itself, which Marvel, Universal and I refuse to let happen." And the film's director Louis Leterrier agrees with Norton's claims, insisting it was the media's take on the rift which prevented a final agreement being stalled between the two battling parties.

He explains, "Everyone was exhausted; it was like a little burst. (Then it) became public, (which) kept Edward and Marvel from talking to each other. (The purported feud) was nothing and then it became something big."
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JUDGE ORDERS J.K. ROWLING TO STAY OUT OF COURT

A judge overseeing the legal battle between Harry Potter And The Order Of The Phoenix author J.K. Rowling and superfan Steven Vander Ark has advised the pair to settle the dispute out of court. Judge Robert Patterson urged the two parties to take their legal fight outside the courtroom, claiming the case would almost certainly end in years of appeals because it involves many unresolved areas of U.S. law.

The British writer sued Michigan, Detroit-based RDR Books for copyright infringement in 2007, in a bid to prevent the publication of Vander Ark's The Harry Potter Lexicon, which was allegedly inspired by her novels. Rowling has so far managed to stall the publication of the 400-page text, which was initially intended for release last November.

But the judge deems the case too complicated to be dealt with in court, telling the hearing on the third day of the battle in a U.S. District Court in New York, "I think this case, with imagination, could be settled." The first two days of the hearing, which started on Monday, has seen emotional testimonies from both Rowling and Vander Ark. The case continues.

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