STAR TREK FAN SUES OVER ‘FAKE’ MEMORABILIA
A STAR TREK fan is suing TV giant CBS Paramount and auction house Christie’s, claiming he was sold fake memorabilia from the show worth more than $20,000 (GBP10,000).
Ted Moustakis alleges he bought a uniform for $11,400 (GBP5,700); a poker table for $6,600 (GBP3,300) and spent $6,000 (GBP3,000) on a visor advertised as being worn by the character Data. All the items, from an October 2006 sale to celebrate the show’s 40th anniversary, were dubbed "one-of-a-kind".
Moustakis claims he was later humiliated when he attended a Star Trek convention and Brent Spiner - who played Data - revealed the visor was a fake.
Moustakis, 46, says, "He (Spiner) said he had told Christie’s not to sell it." His lawyer Richard Borzouye says, "The public were told these were items used in the show. He believed he was getting the real thing."
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