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Woody Allen, Amazon end legal dispute over movie deal

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FILE – In this Tuesday, July 2, 2019 file photo, director Woody Allen attends a press conference at La Scala opera house, in Milan, Italy. The filmmaker had sued Amazon in February after the online giant ended his contract without ever releasing a completed film, “A Rainy Day in New York.” Amazon had responded that Allen, whose daughter Dylan has accused him of molesting her, breached the deal by making insensitive remarks about the #MeToo movement. In papers filed Friday, Nov. 8, 2019, in U.S. District Court, Allen and Amazon agreed that the case should be dismissed without prejudice. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)
INTERNATIONAL – Woody Allen has ended his $68 million lawsuit against Amazon.com Inc for backing out of a four-picture production and distribution agreement and refusing to distribute a film he had finished.
Allen and Amazon notified the federal court in Manhattan late on Friday night that the lawsuit was being voluntarily dismissed.
Lawyers for Allen and Amazon did not immediately respond on Saturday to requests for comment.

Source: iol.co.za

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