Woody Allen and Amazon have settled the wrongful termination lawsuit that the director filed earlier this year against the digital titan. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the two sides filed paperwork with a New York federal court that stipulated to dismissal of the case with prejudice. However, the terms of the settlement have not been disclosed.
In February, Allen filed a $68 million lawsuit against Amazon that claimed the tech giants streaming video branch wrongfully terminated his contract due to the 25-year old, baseless allegation of sexual abuse leveled by his adoptive daughter Dylan Farrow. The suit stated that Amazon didnt have the legal authority to terminate the directors contract and claimed that Amazon was aware that its actions would cause substantial damage to Mr. Allen. The contract termination effectively canceled the release of the writer-directors next four films, which would have resulted in minimum guaranteed payments totaling between $68 million and $73 million.
Amazons defense for terminating its contract with Allen were due to his comments surrounding the #MeToo movement, where he expressed sympathy for Harvey Weinstein and his victims saying the circumstances were very sad for everybody involved. Amazon also noted Allens comment as problematic: You dont want it to lead to a witch-hunt atmosphere, a Salem atmosphere, where every guy in an office who winks at a woman is suddenly having to call a lawyer to defend himself.' The studio and TV giant alleged that Allens comments sabotaged promotional efforts for his films and affected the value of their agreement.
The lawsuits dismissal comes after the European opening of Allens A Rainy Day in New York, one of Allens moviescovered under his agreement with Amazon. At the moment, the film has yet to find a U.S. distributor.
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