The veteran director is seeking $US15 million in damages from the publication, claiming he had the 'utmost respect' and 'deepest gratitude' for the cast and crew during filming of Megalopolis.
Film director Francis Ford Coppola has sued Variety, saying that a July story that said he ran an unprofessional set with impunity and tried to kiss female extras during the production of his film Megalopolis was false and libellous.
A Variety spokesperson, Jeffrey Schneider, told The Associated Press, "While we will not comment on active litigation, we stand by our reporters." The July 26 story used anonymous reports and videos from crew members of the shooting for Megalopolis of a nightclub scene in an Atlanta concert hall in February 2023. The story said Coppola tried to kiss young female extras and "appeared to act with impunity" on the set. It said the film's financial arrangements meant "there were none of the traditional checks and balances in place".
Pagone said she came forward because another of the extras, Rayna Menz, said in Variety's sister publication, Deadline, that Coppola did nothing to make her or anyone else on the set uncomfortable.
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