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‘Homeland’ May Be Lebanon’s Target for Lawsuit

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092412 HomelandShowtime2?  SQUARESPACE CACHEVERSION=1350677476361Showtime(WASHINGTON) — Though it’s been a runaway hit in the U.S., Lebanese officials aren’t happy with Homeland. A tourism minister told multiple media outlets this week that Lebanon is considering suing the Emmy award-winning Showtime series because of its unflattering portrayal of Lebanon.

“This kind of film damages the image of Lebanon — it is not fair to us and it’s not true, it is not portraying reality,” Fadi Abboud told the Beirut-based Executive magazine. “We want to take action, we want to write to the filmmakers and producers and demand an apology. And we are planning to raise a lawsuit against the director and the producer.”

A representative for Showtime declined to comment. A representative for Homeland’s executive producers, Alex Gansa and Howard Gordon, did not respond to ABC News’ requests for comment.

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