- Photojournalist Nick Ut is suing Netflix and the makers of the documentaryThe Stringer, which claims he did not take his Pulitzer Prize-winning Vietnam War photograph, “The Terror of War.”
- Ut, who was 21 and working for The Associated Press when he took the iconic image, filed the lawsuit in France, stating the accusations have damaged his reputation.
- The documentary suggests that freelance photographer Nguyen Thanh Nghe was the actual creator of the photo, a claim both Ut and the Associated Press deny.
- Ut is seeking $116,000 in damages and $23,000 in legal costs, with his lawyer stating any award will be donated to charity.
- While the World Press Photo Foundation suspended Ut's credit for the image, The Associated Press conducted its own investigation and continues to credit Ut, citing a lack of definitive evidence to the contrary.
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