The record label Motown received a public apology from the makers of Oscar nominated musical “Dreamgirls”, in two advertisements which stress the movie is "fictional".

As FemaleFirst reports, the movie studio DreamWorks placed the full-page ads in trade papers Daily Variety and The Hollywood Reporter and apologized to legendary record label boss Berry Gordy for "any confusion".

Motown and some of its artists, including Smokey Robinson, had complained Dreamgirls negatively misrepresented the soul label, while many saw the movie as thinly-veiled reconstruction of the career of Motown group The Supremes.

"Dreamgirls is a work of fiction. It is also an homage to Motown. For any confusion that has resulted from our fictional work, we apologise to Mr Gordy and all of the incredible people who were part of that great legacy. It is vital that the public understand that the real Motown story has yet to be told”, the ad reads.

"I applaud DreamWorks and (parent company) Paramount Pictures for doing their part to clearly differentiate the fictional movie Dreamgirls from the real Motown. I wish them all the best in the forthcoming Academy Awards", a satisfied Gordy says.

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