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Roberto Clemente’s Family Sued Over Allegedly Double-Selling Ballplayer’s Life Story Rights
The Clemente Family is being sued by Inside the Park over efforts to "fraudulently sell and resell" the rights to Roberto Clemente’s life story.
Producers Jonah Hirsch and Angel Munoz announced plans in March 2023 to adapt the family-written biography, “Clemente: The True Legacy of an Undying Hero,” into a feature film. They voiced criticism that the company was using the Maraniss biography instead of the family’s version and felt that Legendary treated them poorly and “made lots of promises but never proceeded with development of a film,” according to the suit. Its roster includes baseball stars of yesteryear such as Ty Cobb, Lou Gehrig, Shoeless Joe Jackson, Tris Speaker and Roy Campanella.
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