A documentary about shamed filmmaker ROMAN POLANSKI has been altered after complaints from Los Angeles court officials about allegations made in the film.
A statement regarding a judge's action in the documentary Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired, which focuses on the director's 1978 trial for sex with an underage girl, angered members of L.A.'s Superior Court.
French-born Polanski was convicted of the statutory rape of a 13-year-old girl, but fled to Paris before he could be sentenced for the crime.
The film accused a judge of telling Polanski's lawyers in 1997 that the 74-year-old could return to the U.S. and escape prison if he agreed to have his sentencing hearing televised.
Los Angeles Superior Court issued a statement on Monday (09Jun08) slamming the assertion as "as a complete fabrication without any basis in fact".
And bosses at U.S. TV company HBO, the company behind the documentary, have now agreed to alter the film to reflect the court's complaints.
Polanski has not returned to the U.S. since 1978 and American prosecutors have vowed to arrest him if he ever sets foot back in the country.
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