HBO's 'Ballers' Stole Game Plan, Not A Few Plays, Writers Say

By Brian Amaral (May 16, 2016, 5:51 PM EDT) -- Two screenwriters who claim that HBO, Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson and Mark Wahlberg stole their idea about a show focusing on the sex- and drug-filled lives of football players are hitting back at attempts to get their copyright lawsuit thrown out of California federal court, saying Friday that the similarities between the two shows are impossible to ignore....

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