ENTERTAINMENT LITIGATION: ROBERT WAGNER LOSES BID FOR MOVIE PROFITS
STUDIO PREVAILS IN ACTOR'S CLAIM FOR A PIECE OF CHARLIE'S ANGELS
Actors and writers of old, successful television series who seek profits from major studios when the studio exploits the series in other media -- such as motion pictures – are not finding much success. Consider the recent lawsuit brought by Robert Wagner and the estate of his late wife, Natalie Wood. The Wagners' lawsuit sought profits from movies based on their contractual rights in the television series, Charlie's Angels. A unanimous three-judge panel of the California Court of Appeal recently rejected the Wagners' claim that their television series contract entitled them to profits from the movies. Here is some background.
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