Judge bans airing of made-in-Canada movie

TORONTO – A judge has banned the broadcast of a made-in-Canada TV movie.

New York Supreme Court Judge Robert Muller ruled Tuesday that Lifetime cannot air Romeo Killer: The Christopher Porco Story, which was scheduled to debut on the U.S. cable channel on Saturday.

Filmed earlier this year in Vancouver, the movie is based on the true story of the murder of Peter Porco and the attempted murder of his wife Joan Porco by their son Christopher.

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It stars London, Ont. native Lolita Davidovich as Joan Porco and Toronto-born actor Eric McCormack as a detective.

Christopher Porco, who is portrayed by Matt Barr in the movie, filed a lawsuit claiming Lifetime violated his rights. The convicted killer has not seen the movie but alleged it was “a substantially fictionalized account.”

Lifetime countered that the “essential elements of the movie are true and accurate.”

It has filed an emergency application to stay or vacate the injunction, claiming it will lose millions.