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Bob Dylan attempts to block movie release of Edie Sedgewick biopic 'Factory Girl'

Contributed by sickboi. Posted by Chris on Wednesday, January 3, 2007 at 6:00 PM (EST)

Apparently, Bob Dylan is none-too-pleased with his role in the upcoming biopic/feature motion picture of Sixties icon Edie Sedgewick, as he is attempting to block it's release due the film's supposed claim of his role in the pop icon's death.

The film alleges that Dylan's behavior toward Sedgwick, his former lover, was indirectly responsible for her death which was caused by a supposed intentional overdose of barbituates. Sedgwick, who gained her fame through Andy Warhol's New York Factory, died in 1971 at the age of 28. Some assume that the film's title, 'Factory Girl', implies a direct correlation to Dylan.

A character said to be based on Dylan is played by Hayden Christensen, though never truly defined as him. Dylan is demanding the film not be released until he can determine if a defamation claim is legitimate.

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Badmouth (January 3, 2007)

Wait someone understood Bob Dylan?, impressive.

Someone (January 3, 2007)

isn't hayden christensen that chick from heroes?

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Someone (January 3, 2007)

Nope, anakin from the new star wars.

badbrain (January 4, 2007)

no that's hayden penetiere or some shit

Someone (January 3, 2007)

I'd try to get it blocked too if I was being played by Hayden Christensen.

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Coldwaffles (January 3, 2007)

true story

frostbrewliner (January 4, 2007)

My name is Hayden. It bums me out when people say, "ooooooooooooooohhhh like Hayden Christenson?".

Badmouth (January 3, 2007)

I love the typo in the first sentence and it's not in the rest of the article, not criticizing you Chris, just NME hahaha

PatThetic (January 3, 2007)

dylan is a murderer

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SalsaShark (January 3, 2007)

courtney killed kurt

damnitsderek (January 3, 2007)

Then who killed Pac?

Someone (January 3, 2007)

video killed the radio star

Someone (January 3, 2007)

Ahahahahaha that series of comments was brilliant

PatThetic (January 3, 2007)

as is your user name

nothanks (January 4, 2007)

Another reason to venerate him. Thanks, Bob.

CUAPUNKRADIO (January 3, 2007)

christensen/ddarthfuckingvader as dylan is a travesty, pierce as warhol is almost as bad. the trailer looks awful. im with dylan on this all they way.

damnitsderek (January 3, 2007)

Bob Dylan threatened to kill anyone who releases this film.

ChokingVictim (January 3, 2007)

What did everyone think of Dylan's latest CD?

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Someone (January 3, 2007)

Good.

chickswithdicks (January 3, 2007)

really good.

Ghost_of_D_Boon (January 4, 2007)

It's a Bob Dylan album. How could you go wrong with it? ;)

Wentz_Equals_Death (January 3, 2007)

greater cultural impact: dylan or warhol or hayden christensen?

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Someone (January 3, 2007)

Dylan.

No offense to Warhol, but more people listen to music than look at paintings.

Badmouth (January 3, 2007)

Well since Hayden is the WORST ACTOR EVER, it just might be him.

damnitsderek (January 3, 2007)

Cary Elwes in Saw is so much worse.

Badmouth (January 3, 2007)

True, I hate that man with all of my heart for ruining one of the greatest movies of all time.

damnitsderek (January 3, 2007)

I hope he reads this, and then goes into seclusion, and never acts again!

Someone (January 3, 2007)

Did you just say Saw was one of the best films of all time.

Words cannot express how much fuck that film.

Someone (January 3, 2007)

Words cannot express how much I also can't use punctuation correctly.

ilikepunkrock (January 3, 2007)

Bob Dylan is the man. Some of the best songs I have ever heard were written by Bob Dylan, a lot of the covers are better than his versions but the man is amazing.

Someone (January 3, 2007)

i'm gonna say hayden christensen because more people watch star wars than listen to bob dylan or look at art (and i use that term loosely)

rubyx (January 3, 2007)

Warhol. His art is everywhere.

Someone (January 3, 2007)

that's right. You never hear about some dumb asshole being a "Bob Dylan acolyte".

capitalist_pig (January 3, 2007)

I just hope Tim Armstrong doesn't ask Dylan for advice on how to off Brody.

That would be the most garbled conversation ever.

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Someone (January 3, 2007)

*crickets*

el_matt (January 3, 2007)

If they don't say it's him, then there's nothing he can do about it. Tough luck Dylan, looks like the movie it is not a-changing.

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AndBurnTheRest (January 4, 2007)

Actually thats not true. For a defamtion suit, there doesnt have to be explicit identification as long as a reasonable person would recognize it as bob dylan, but because it is a film the precedent in the courts is that if the depiction of Dylan is used as a medium for social comentary or it displays significant creative content (fiction) from the film's creator, than it isnt defamation.

AndBurnTheRest (January 4, 2007)

cited from Mass Media Law, Pember and Calvert, 2005.

links (January 3, 2007)

Bobdylannews.org

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dev (January 3, 2007)

newscontributedandpostedbythesameperson.org

MsJustinChris (January 3, 2007)

Hahaha, hilarious.

You should really post this same line in every thread, changing it to reflect the subject of the news article. That would rock.

greyicewater (January 3, 2007)

anyone heard the new modest mouse song?
it's really bouncey and dancey. i'm loving it though.

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MsJustinChris (January 3, 2007)

I've only heard a few of their songs, but doesn't 'bouncey and dancey' describe their style of music.

Someone (January 3, 2007)

You don't listen to Modest Mouse much, do you?

damnitsderek (January 4, 2007)

I remember one time I was playing poker with some friends, and "Satin in a Coffin" shuffled on, and somebody said 'WHAT THE FUXORZ, ITZ LYKE SATANIC, CHANGE THA MUZIKK".

I don't talk to him anymore.

leezdeez (January 3, 2007)

http://www.desotorecords.com/bands/ediesedgwick.shtml

I love DC.

SlackMFr (January 3, 2007)

Bob Dylan is sounding more and more like an old codger with each senile statement he lets fly out of his weathered piehole. Bob, I'm damn tired of your whining.

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Someone (January 4, 2007)

id be upset too if i were him,since this movie makes him look like a jerk responsible for the death of someone that he was never even confirmed to be romanticly linked too.

nothanks (January 4, 2007)

Bob can whine all he wants to. You, shut up.

SlackMFr (January 4, 2007)

Go suck a flesh twinkie.

Someone (January 3, 2007)

Bob Dylan sucks. Said something not too long ago along the lines of how there is no good music anymore. What a retard.

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SlackMFr (January 3, 2007)

That's because his ego is so fucking huge he thinks only his own shit rocks. He bores me to fucking tears and if I want a folk singer, John Doe is my man.

Someone (January 4, 2007)

He didn't say that. He just said the sound of recent records is shitty. He didn't comment on the quality of the recorded material.

Get your facts straigth before you waste valuable time of others by putting retarded comments on the internet.

nothanks (January 4, 2007)

He said the quality of recorded sound was shit not the music. Pay attention, moron.

Angiepants (January 4, 2007)

"never truly defined as him"

I think I've read a few different articles that say the character's name was originally Bob Dylan. But who knows.

Someone (January 4, 2007)

Bob Dylan can officially go fuck himself. Who cares if some shitty film might insinuate that he had something to do with some junkie girl od'ing? Isn't it freedom of speach? Isn't it art? What a fucking hypocrite.

Someone (January 4, 2007)

sickboi wrote:
"Some assume that the film's title, 'Factory Girl', implies a direct correlation to Dylan."

Ummm, wouldn't "Factory Girl" imply a direct correlation to Andy Warhol, not Dylan?

Someone (January 6, 2007)

ye are all nobs! bob can do woteva da fuck he wants

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