Michael Moore Sues Over 'Fahrenheit 9/11' Profits
Associated Press
Feb 09, 2011
LOS ANGELES - Michael Moore has sued Bob and Harvey Weinstein, claiming the brothers used creative accounting to keep him from receiving millions in profits from the film "Fahrenheit 9/11."
Moore's lawsuit filed Monday in Los Angeles Superior Court claims the documentary filmmaker is owed at least $2.7 million for the 2004 documentary.
The lawsuit states the Weinsteins, who distributed "Fahrenheit 9/11," agreed to pay Moore half of the film's profits but that an audit showed several accounting irregularities that cut into the filmmaker's payments.
The film grossed more than $100 million.
Attempts to reach the Weinsteins for comment through their company, The Weinstein Co., were unsuccessful.
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