Fairness Rocks News Vivendi Demands Spinal Tap Members Be Ousted From Lawsuit “Absurdly” Claiming $400M in Damages


Fairness Rocks News Vivendi Demands Spinal Tap Members Be Ousted From Lawsuit “Absurdly” Claiming $400M in Damages

Home Industry News Vivendi Demands Spinal Tap Members Be Ousted From Lawsuit “Absurdly” Claiming $400M in Damages

Author: Eriq Gardner

Date: March 3, 2017

Original Source: The Hollywood Reporter

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Vivendi Demands Spinal Tap Members Be Ousted From Lawsuit “Absurdly” Claiming $400M in Damages

Forget an 11. This one is now up to at least 18.

Earlier this month, This Is Spinal Tap co-creators Christopher Guest and Michael McKean, along with the 1984 film’s director Rob Reiner, joined Harry Shearer in a lawsuit that alleges they’ve been denied as much as $400 million in contingent compensation from Vivendi and StudioCanal.

On Tuesday, the defendants filed a scathing motion to dismiss, presenting an issue — standing — we highlighted in our earlier story.

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