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PEOPLE & ARTS Saturday 1 July 2017
Famed Hollywood actress sues over ‘Feud’ depiction

By LYNN ELBER chapter is about the ill-
AP Television Writer fated marriage of Britain’s
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Hol- Prince Charles and Princess
lywood great Olivia de Diana.
Havilland has launched her While De Havilland is “be-
own sequel to the TV series loved and respected by
“Feud” — a lawsuit. her peers” and has a rep-
The double Oscar-winning utation for integrity and
actress filed suit Friday honesty, the series depicts
against FX Networks and her as “a hypocrite, selling
producer Ryan Murphy’s gossip in order to promote
company, alleging the dra- herself” at the Academy
ma inaccurately depicts Awards, the suit says.
her as a gossipmonger and This is false, the suit against
is an invasion of privacy. FX and Ryan Murphy Pro-
The suit was filed in Los An- ductions contends.
geles on Friday — one day “She has refused to use
before de Havilland turns what she knew about the
101. The actress, whose private or public lives of
credits include the role of other actors (which was a
Melanie Hamilton in “Gone considerable amount) to
with the Wind,” lives in Paris. promote her own press at-
De Havilland’s suit alleges tention and celebrity sta-
that “Feud: Bette and tus,” a valuable aspect of
Joan,” about the testy rela- her character,
tionship of Bette Davis and the suit says. In this June 18, 2016 file photo, U.S. actress Olivia de Havilland poses during an Associated Press
Joan Crawford, used her It argues that putting “false interview, in Paris.
name and identity without statements into a living Associated Press
permission or compensa- person’s mouth and dam-
tion. aging their reputation is celebrities, Smith’s state- De Havilland won Oscars is “no stranger to contro-
FX Networks declined com- not protected by the First ment said. for 1946’s “To Each His versy with the powerful Hol-
ment Friday. Represen- Amendment because the The suit seeks unspecified Own” and 1949’s “The Heir- lywood production indus-
tatives for Murphy, who work is cloaked as fiction. compensatory and puni- ess,” and was nominated try.”
co-created the hit series Suzelle Smith, an attorney tive damages for emotion- for three other films, includ- In 1943, she sued Warner
“American Horror Story” for de Havilland, said in al distress, ing “Gone with the Wind.” Bros. over her contract.
and “Glee,” didn’t immedi- a statement that FX was damage to her reputation Her later projects included The “landmark decision” in
ately respond to a request “wrong to ignore Miss de and past and future eco- TV’s “Roots: The Next Gen- her legal victory set the out-
for comment. Havilland and proceed nomic losses, as well as an erations” and “North and side limit of a studio-player
Catherine Zeta-Jones without her permission for injunction barring the de- South, Book II.” contract at seven years,
played De Havilland in the its own profit.” fendants from using her The statement from her including suspensions, ac-
series, which aired earlier The actress believes FX’s name or image in the series lawyers, Smith and Don cording to Ephraim Katz’s
this year. The anthology actions raise important or otherwise. Howarth, said de Havilland “The Film Encyclopedia.”q
series’ next announced principles that affect other

Hannibal Buress says ‘Spider-Man’ red carpet prank was a win

By SANDY COHEN it’s a win for me, it’s a win “Tag” that’s set for release
AP Entertainment Writer for the studio and the mov- next summer. It stars Rashi-
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Co- ie and it’s a win for Joe that da Jones, Jon Hamm, Jer-
median Hannibal Buress did it.” emy Renner, Isla Fisher, Ed
says his prank of sending An actor named Joe Car- Helms and Jake Johnson.
a lookalike to Wednes- roll, whom Buress said he “It’s a great cast,” Buress
day night’s “Spider-Man: met during production of said.
Homecoming” premiere last month’s MTV Movie The studio behind “Spider-
was more effective than if and TV Awards, went to the Man” knew he wasn’t
he’d actually attended. premiere in his place. available to attend the
“If I went to the carpet and “He had a great time,” Bu- premiere, he said, but did
did 20-plus interviews, you ress said Thursday. not realize he’d be sending
wouldn’t have reached Buress said he came up a stand-in. Still, Buress isn’t
out to my publicist. So it with the idea on Tuesday worried about negative re-
worked!” he said Thursday of sending a substitute to percussions.
in an interview with The As- the red carpet premiere. “It’s gone great,” he said.
sociated Press. He started searching for “It’s gone better than if I
“It worked way better and a lookalike on Wednes- went to the red carpet.”
I didn’t have to fly or any- day through emails and He plays a high school
thing and I was able to still Instagram, adding that he coach in the Spider-Man In this May 18, 2015, file photo, Hannibal Buress attends the 19th
do the job I was scheduled would have attended the reboot opening July 7. His Annual Webby Awards at Cipriani Wall Street in New York.
Associated Press
to do and still promote the event had he been avail- other recent film credits
movie in a way more effec- able. include “Baywatch” and riffed on Bill Cosby’s al- years ago, ended the inter-
tive way than if I dressed up He said he’s been in Atlan- “The Secret Life of Pets.” leged sexual indiscretions view when asked about the
and went to the carpet. So ta working on a film called The comic, who famously in a standup routine three embattled entertainer.q