JERRY BRUCKHEIMER - BRUCKHEIMER DRAGGED INTO TV DISPUTE

BRUCKHEIMER DRAGGED INTO TV DISPUTE

A New Jersey police officer has accused producer JERRY BRUCKHEIMER of stealing his identity for U.S. TV series DARK BLUE.
Undercover narcotics detective Wayne 'Big Chuck' Bradshaw alleges he met with Bruckheimer's TV team for a meeting in 2007 to discuss turning his life story into a small screen drama.
According to Bradshaw, Bruckheimer was not present at the pitch but a production coordinator arrived in his place.
There was no follow-up discussion about the series - but the cop is convinced his story inspired the crime drama that began airing in the U.S. this summer (09).
Bradshaw tells the New York Daily News, "She (the production coordinator) talked to me for three hours, and said she'd talk with Jerry. Two years go by. Then I turn on TNT one night. There's a show called Dark Blue. The executive producer is Bruckheimer. It's about undercover cops with dark pasts. Omari Hardwick's character is bodybuilder, like me. On Bruckheimer's website, his name is 'Ty Bradshaw' only they changed his name on the credits to Ty Curtis - I guess to cover their tracks."
However, Bradshaw has no intention of seeking legal action, adding, "I feel ripped off, but I'm not out for blood. I'd just like to be included."
A spokesperson for the show has declined to comment.