Jamie Lee Curtis Supports Scarlett Johansson For Her Lawsuit Against Disney
by Meenakshi | Fri, 17 Sep 2021 08:55:28 GMT
Source: The Cine Talk

The 62-year-old star Jamie Lee Curtis has recently praised Scarlett Johansson for her lawsuit against the multinational mass media and entertainment conglomerate Walt Disney. The legendary actress in Time magazine wrote

"I recently watched her own the screen as the Black Widow, who exacts revenge on a powerful figure who manipulates (emphasis on man) women to fight for him," Curtis added, "And then I saw her brilliant response to a real-life manipulation (same emphasis), when she filed a breach-of-­contract lawsuit against the studio, alleging its decision to release the film simultaneously in theatres and on streaming cost her substantial loss in pay." She further added, 'Whether as an assassin with a conscience, an actor with an emotional center or, having just given birth to her second child, a fierce mother, the message is clear: Don't f**k with this mama bear.'

Black Widow star Scarlett Johansson filed the lawsuit back on 29th July, in the Los Angeles Supreme Court against Walt Disney with her attorney claiming that the company violated the agreements of the official contract. She claimed that the film was meant to be exclusive to theatres but with the release of Black Widow on its streaming service Disney+ on the same date as it was released in theatres, the company breached the agreement.

Source: The Indian Express 

According to the documents submitted in the court, the actress is suing Disney for intentional interference with contractual relations and inducing a breach of contract. The lawsuit stated, "Why would Disney forgo hundreds of millions of dollars in box office receipts by releasing the Picture in theaters at a time when it knew the theatrical market was ‘weak,' rather than waiting a few months for that market to recover?"

"On information and belief, the decision to do so was made at least in part because Disney saw the opportunity to promote its flagship subscription service using the Picture and Ms. Johansson, thereby attracting new paying monthly subscribers, retaining existing ones, and establishing Disney+ as a must-have service in an increasingly competitive marketplace."

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