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HARTFORD, Conn. — Connecticut’s state attorney general said Tuesday he has begun an investigation into phony movie reviews of Sony Pictures Entertainment films by a nonexistent film critic.
State Attorney General Richard Blumenthal said his office has received several complaints, ranging from false reviews to selective editing of reviews to produce favorable blurbs. “We give this practice two thumbs down,” Blumenthal said. “It could be deceptive and misleading advertising.”
The attorney general said his office would issue subpoenas if necessary to determine whether the complaints are valid.
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