It looks like with the news of The Children of Hurin being released, CT's lawyer is back to work making sure JRRT's son is being portrayed in a positive light. He has sent a letter to a blogger who referred to CT as a "big prick" and wrote some incorrect facts to which the lawyer has corrected. It's nice to finally get some authentic information on CT as most of the time it is just skewed by the media and I rarely know what to believe.
Christopher Tolkien's Lawyer Speaks
Here's the good stuff:
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1. The rights in The Hobbit are not controlled by Christopher Tolkien.
2. There was no dispute between Christopher Tolkien and his son, Simon Tolkien, as a result of Simon Tolkien going to see the first Lord of the Rings film.
3. Simon Tolkien was never on the Board of any Tolkien company and was not 'removed' from any such position by Christopher Tolkien.
4. Nor has Christopher Tolkien 'disowned' Simon Tolkien.
5. Christopher Tolkien does not guard his house with a wild boar.
6. Permission has never been sought from either Christopher Tolkien (or the Tolkien Estate) for a 'mathom-house' in New Zealand.
7. Christopher Tolkien is neither 'a lunatic' nor 'out of control'
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10-05-2006, 01:54 PM
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