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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
World
Justin Rohrlich

‘Biblical scholar’ says The Walking Dead turned his life upside down when it used his name. Now, he’s suing for it

A “Bible scholar”-cum-conspiracy theorist, father of 11 and onetime rock-n-roll frontman claims his entire world has been turned upside-down by a deviant villain from wildly popular comic book, TV and video game series The Walking Dead.

In a newly filed federal lawsuit, born-again messianic blogger Thomas Richards, who claims to have twice seen Jesus in waking visions, seeks to force a public clarification by Walking Dead creator Robert Kirkman that the fictional character of “Thomas Richards” is not meant to be him.

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