Reply from Industrial ScriptsApr 15, 2021
UK-Canadian Screenwriter ROBERT LESLIE THOMPSETT (or ROBERT L THOMPSETT) of Gatineau, Canada is a non-customer of Industrial Scripts and the author of over forty 1-star reviews on the Yelp reviews platform, among others.
Mr Thompsett has received lifetime bans from both Industrial Scripts and the Reelheart Film Festival, and is under active scrutiny by several other major screenwriting companies. We have been informed that he submitted a similarly libellous, 1-star "review" of leading screenwriting company Script Pipeline, late last year. It is not unproven that he is a "front" for a silent competitor of both Industrial Scripts and Script Pipeline. Mr Thompsett has not confirmed or denied this in writing.
He is the author of the screenplay "LIFE AND TIMES OF A RETIRED SUICIDE BOMBER".
His legal status is that of a NON-CUSTOMER of Industrial Scripts, and no monies for ANY services or products have ever been exchanged between the parties. In Mr. Thompsett's own words, he writes "politically unacceptable" screenplays, that are according to him purportedly contrary in spirit to the BLM (Black Lives Matter) Movement.
Our support team had some brief interaction with him, where they politely explained that due to the fixed nature of our process we would not be the best home for his project. Our support also helpfully suggested a "lone wolf" script consultant in Los Angeles who would be able to work with him personally and over the phone, in an attempt to achieve his goal of somehow softening some of the offensive politics in his screenplay.
We also left our own services open to booking, but stressed all we could offer was analysis of the project as it stood - we could not counsel Mr Thompsett on how to soften his offensive politics or, in his words: "evade being disqualified by those who have it in for it (his script) politically".
He declined this offer, and has subsequently submitted multiple, indisputably libellous 1-star reviews of Industrial Scripts of the most serious, reputation-damaging nature on various reviews platforms.
Our legal counsel are preparing the case against him, and although Trustpilot have been issued with all hard evidence in said case it is an unfortunate indictment of their platform that content ANY court judge would find libellous in mere minutes, can somehow be allowed to be both published by them and, further, remain published on their platform.
Fortunately, the law is less forgiving...
As many business owners have experienced: the hard truth is almost irrelevant to Trustpilot - it is an inconvenience, at best - and the only solace we can take is from the fact that every day this review remains live, our monetary claim against ROBERT LESLIE THOMPSETT inevitably increases, in constant sync with the reputational damage he is causing - our bookings have already reduced as a result.