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Jan. 17, 2009

Will Polanski Get A Hollywood Ending?

Will the last act of Roman Polanski’s fugitive saga be a courtroom showdown in Los Angeles, asks Arnold Friedman. - Forum Column

FORUM COLUMN

By Arnold Friedman

Will the last act of Roman Polanski's fugitive saga be a courtroom showdown in Los Angeles? For devotees of the defiant movie director, it might appear that his outlaw status is about to be lifted.

Polanski's new legal team contends that his notorious sex case should be thrown out "in the interests of justice." A verdict may be delivered at a Los Angeles County Superior Court hearing next week.

But P...

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