In a new lawsuit that is hardly typical, journalist Hillary Johnson is claiming to be the copyright co-owner of numerous taped interviews with Gilda Radner, the Saturday Night Live star who tragically died of cancer in 1989.
Johnson says these Radner interviews, conducted three decades ago to assist Radner in writing an autobiography, were incorporated into the recently released motion picture, Love Gilda, from Magnolia Pictures, 3 Faces Films and CNN Films. The plaintiff is now suing these production companies for infringement.
According to the complaint, Love, Gilda producer Lisa D'apolito contacted Johnson in the fall of 2016 after coming across the ...
Johnson says these Radner interviews, conducted three decades ago to assist Radner in writing an autobiography, were incorporated into the recently released motion picture, Love Gilda, from Magnolia Pictures, 3 Faces Films and CNN Films. The plaintiff is now suing these production companies for infringement.
According to the complaint, Love, Gilda producer Lisa D'apolito contacted Johnson in the fall of 2016 after coming across the ...
- 10/12/2018
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
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