Francis Ford Coppola sues Variety for libel over “MEGALOPOLIS” BTS article

[nutella_forever]

Francis Ford Coppola is reportedly suing @Variety for $15 million for libel over a July story that alleged he behaved inappropriately and unprofessionally on the set of ‘MEGALOPOLIS.’ pic.twitter.com/B4Dbhl3vSB
- Film Updates (@FilmUpdates) September 12, 2024
According to The Wrap, Francis Ford Coppola is suing Variety for libel over a story

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[donaestrangera]

idk but I’m not inclined to give the benefit of the doubt to someone who cast Shia Labeouf and Jon Voight.

[fantastiche]

He also was the executive producer of Victor Salva's film, Jeepers Creepers. That might seem like nothing, but Coppola considered Salva a notable talent, and he knew him *before* his 1988 conviction for sexually assaulting the child star of one of his films. This is the kind of crime you do not forget even if happened 15 years in the past, and you certainly don't put your acclaimed name onto one of his films as the executive producer.

[jenfolder]

His quote about Salva was even worse.

'When asked about his relationship to the pedophile Salva, Coppola said “You have to remember, while this was a tragedy, that the difference in age between Victor and the boy was very small -- Victor was practically a child himself.”'

The boy was 12, Salva was 29.

[phililen3]

I wish self combustion was a thing...

[therearewords]

Casting "canceled people".