Ttyler perry sued by author, Tyler Perry sued over movie script for "Temptation: Confessions of a Marriage Counselor," by a man who said his own script led Perry to the movie.
Writer William James of Gary, Ind., filed a lawsuit against Perry in U.S. District Court in Indiana on Wednesday, saying that the idea for Perry's "Temptation: Confessions of a Marriage Counselor" is lifted from his 2009 script "Lovers Kill," according to MSN led James to have Tyler Perry sued over movie script.
Tyler Perry sued by James because the suit said, both James' script and Perry's movie revolves around a marriage that's ruined when the wife has an affair.
James claimed that he passed a copy of his script to Oprah; in hopes of getting it to Perry because of the twos close relationship. This means the actor, director, screenwriter, playwright, producer and author may never have come across the script.
Tyler Perry sued over movie script by James who wants "Temptation: Confessions of a Marriage Counselor" to be edited so that the opening and closing credits include "Based on the Novel 'Lovers Kill' by William James," according to MSN.
The financial reward for the case has not been identified.
The Tyler Perry movie has been in theatres since March 29.
Some of his other movies include "Diary of a Mad Black Woman," three "Madea" movies and an appearance in "Star Trek."
His T.V. series include "Tyler Perry's House of Payne" and "Tyler Perry's Meet The Browns."
In 2011, Forbes named him the highest paid man in entertainment; he earned $130 million between May 2010 and 2011
Writer William James of Gary, Ind., filed a lawsuit against Perry in U.S. District Court in Indiana on Wednesday, saying that the idea for Perry's "Temptation: Confessions of a Marriage Counselor" is lifted from his 2009 script "Lovers Kill," according to MSN led James to have Tyler Perry sued over movie script.
Tyler Perry sued by James because the suit said, both James' script and Perry's movie revolves around a marriage that's ruined when the wife has an affair.
James claimed that he passed a copy of his script to Oprah; in hopes of getting it to Perry because of the twos close relationship. This means the actor, director, screenwriter, playwright, producer and author may never have come across the script.
Tyler Perry sued over movie script by James who wants "Temptation: Confessions of a Marriage Counselor" to be edited so that the opening and closing credits include "Based on the Novel 'Lovers Kill' by William James," according to MSN.
The financial reward for the case has not been identified.
The Tyler Perry movie has been in theatres since March 29.
Some of his other movies include "Diary of a Mad Black Woman," three "Madea" movies and an appearance in "Star Trek."
His T.V. series include "Tyler Perry's House of Payne" and "Tyler Perry's Meet The Browns."
In 2011, Forbes named him the highest paid man in entertainment; he earned $130 million between May 2010 and 2011
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