Hi, I have written a fictional diary covering events in the UK from a couple of decades ago. The writer is a purely fictional character, however he does come across various politicians and the odd celebrity of the time, which he records in his diary. It is a comedy and the situations and things that happen with these celebrities are clearly nonsense and obviously did not happen. However, does anyone know the legalities of writing in such a way. My gut feel it that it is fine, as if not, how would such comedy shows as spitting image etc be made. But any thoughts or advice would be appreciated. Or indeed any pointers to relevant areas of law.
Many thanks
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I am not 100% sure, but I believe it would be wise to add a note saying something like none of the situations are from real life however, if there is a resemblance it is purely coincidental. You could add it somewhere under the tile page. I am not a lawyer, but I see the same type of notice a=in a lot of TV shows.