Page 50 - RICHERT VS. SORKIN THEFT OF THE AMERICAN PRESIDENT AND THE WEST WING

Mr. Bill Richert November 6 ' L995 Page 3
You've proposed a settlement. We'11 again assume your sincerity' but your proposal is simply inappropriate. Specifically:
1. Aaron never read your screenplay, and hers already, in writing and on his own motion, said. that he heard the broad
(Yours or the rewriters? Wa can't know.) And he doesntt }ie, so he can't
strokes of a prior story from Mr. Redford. "admit" your version' even to prevent litigation-
2. You were compensated for your work long ago by Universal, at-frree1y negotiated rate. Had you been entitled to certain screen credit, w€td be paying your contractual bonus now. The WGA says yourre not entitled.
3. The WGA, not Castle Rock, in three separate proceedings determined. you don't deserve credit on the picturei we as a Guild signatory must, and. always do, abide by their conclusions. We cannot change the credit
4. There is not a shred of evidence' beyond your bald assertions, that anyone misrepresented anything or misled anybody in the WGA arbitration process. If you have such evidence, please present it to uS. Based on what we know, "an independent investiqation" of the WGA would be whol1y unfounded and therefore reprehensible.
You are right. about one thing: our company E "committed to ethical behaviorr" and there is simply no way such a company can acquiesce in your defamation of us and of Rob Reiner, Aaron Sorkin and the WGA, simply because of your unsupported allegations and threat of a lawsuit.
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-4A-COMPLETELY FALSE AND MISLEADING. THE 'THREE
Alan F. Horn
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cc: Aaron Sorkin
Tom Pollock SallY Burmester Alex Ben Block Rob Rei-ner Lowell Ganz Babaloo Mandel AndY Howard Leonard KladY Robert Redford'
ACTUAL WRITING BY THE WRITERS
Lisa Henson
Chris Barrett Michael Zweig, Esq. Michael Ovitz
Ron Bass
Vincent Canby
David Evans, Esq. Greg Paul
Jess Wittenberg Richard. Heller, Esg.
WHAT ALAN HORN WRITES IN HIS LETTER IS SEPARATE' PROCEEDINGS NEVER LOOKED AT THE
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