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M Night Shyamalan faces USD 81 million copyright trial over Servant web series
Updated On: 16 January, 2025 07:01 AM IST | Mumbai | Agencies
Francesca Gregorini is suing Shyamalan and Apple for $81 million, alleging that the show stole key elements from her 2013 movie, The Truth about Emanuel
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Filmmaker M Night Shyamalan is facing a trial over allegations that he copied from an independent film to make the streaming show, Servant. The show streams on Apple TV+. Francesca Gregorini, an Italy born director, is suing Shyamalan and Apple for $81 million, alleging that the show stole key elements from her 2013 movie, The Truth about Emanuel.
Her attorney, Patrick Arenz, showed jurors clips of both projects during his opening statement on Tuesday in federal court in Riverside, California. As per reports, he argued that both depict a delusional mother who cares for a doll as though it is a real baby, and a nanny who is complicit in the delusion. “This is a simple case,” Arenz told the jury. “There would be no Servant without Emanuel”.
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