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Francis Ford Coppola Sues ‘Variety’ for $15 Million Over ‘Megalopolis’ Article


Francis Ford Coppola sued 'Variety' for libel, claiming the outlet's report about his behavior on the set of 'Megalopolis' were false and defamatory

A PMC spokesperson tells Rolling Stone, “We have no comment on pending litigation.” Variety executive editors Brent Lang and Tatiana Siegel, the piece’s authors, are also named as defendants in the suit.) Talk around the movie, which stars Adam Driver, Shia LaBeouf, Nathalie Emmanuel and Aubrey Plaza, among others, has been slightly clouded by reports of Coppola’s alleged behavior on set. This week, Lauren Pagone, a Megalopolis background actress who spoke with Variety in a follow-up article about Coppola’s behavior, sued the director and others for civil battery and negligent failure to prevent sexual harassment.

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