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Civil Litigation,
Entertainment & Sports

Oct. 5, 2018

Weinstein can’t escape failed ‘Amityville’ sequel lawsuit

Despite claiming to have no involvement in a film that grossed just $724 at the box office, Harvey Weinstein won't be able to escape a lawsuit brought over its underlying rights, a district judge indicated Thursday.

Weinstein can’t escape failed ‘Amityville’ sequel lawsuit
Harvey Weinstein leaves court in June after a hearing in Manhattan.

Despite claiming to have no involvement in a film that grossed just $724 at the box office, Harvey Weinstein won't be able to escape a lawsuit brought over its underlying rights, a district judge indicated Thursday.

Weinstein is being sued along with Miramax LLC, The Weinstein Company, and several others by Lesia Anson, the widow of novelist Jay Anson and the inheritor of his rights. Anson's best-selling novel "The Amityville Horror...

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