July 31, 2019
A New York federal judge on Wednesday found that director Woody Allen can't seek damages over Amazon's publicity of a $68 million, four-film deal the company ditched following the public resurfacing of a molestation allegation against Allen amid the #MeToo movement, though he can still seek damages over the individual films.
May 06, 2019
Woody Allen shot back Friday at Amazon's move to dismiss parts of his suit claiming the media giant unlawfully backed out of a four-film distribution agreement worth at least $68 million, arguing that at this stage he is allowed to plead multiple, even inconsistent, theories.
April 12, 2019
Counsel for Woody Allen told a Manhattan federal judge Friday that Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos may have personally signed off on what the filmmaker calls an unlawful move to terminate his $68 million movie contract with the media and retail giant.
February 07, 2019
Amazon.com affiliates unlawfully backed out of a four-film distribution agreement with Woody Allen worth at least $68 million when an old molestation allegation against the filmmaker resurfaced with the rise of the #MeToo movement, according to a lawsuit filed in Manhattan federal court Thursday.