Wednesday, March 14, 2012

Dershowitz, Kunstler Join In NC-17 Fight

NEW YORK The payroll at Miramax Pictures is beginning to resemble aWho's Who of hotshot lawyers.

Twenty-four hours after hiring William Kunstler to fight theNC-17 rating given its upcoming release "The Advocate," Miramax saysit has inked Alan Dershowitz to take on the same battle for"Clerks."

While some competitors say the high-profile hirings are littlemore than headline grandstanding - exactly how Dershowitz will jugglea ratings appeal with his obligations to O.J. Simpson's defenseremains to be seen - Miramax executives David Dinerstein and JohnLogigian pledged earnestness at a press conference Tuesday and vowedto take their appeals to court, if …

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