Very few people are creative geniuses.
In the world of motion pictures, Plaintiff Francis Ford Coppola (Coppola) is a creative genius.
Some people are jealous and resentful of genius.
Francis Ford Coppola at the ‘Megalopolis’ photocall in Cannes in May.Neilson Barnard/Getty Images
Those people therefore denigrate and tell knowing and reckless falsehoods about those of whom they are jealous.
Each of these accusations was false and knowingly so.
They were made to harm Coppolas reputation and cause him severe emotional distress.
That harm has been caused.
Later the complaint adds:
Defendants claim to have had anonymous sources for the defamatory statements in the Article.
Making similar remarks on social media, Menz was featured in the video that accompanied the initial Variety article.
Pagones remarks toVarietymake up the gist of her civil suit in Fulton County Superior Court.
To that, Pagone also bemoans the lack of Intimacy Coordinators on theMegalopolisset.
Deadline and Variety share a parent company in Penske Media Corporation.
Distributed by Lionsgate,Megalopolisis set to be released on September 27.
Nellie Andreeva contributed to this post.
