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Screenwriter Simon Stephenson sues Alexander Payne over ‘The Holdovers’
Variety reports Stephenson’s suit alleges 46 “matched incidents” between “The Holdovers” and his unproduced script “Frisco.”
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Variety and TheWrap report that Simon Stephenson sued Payne, “The Holdovers” screenwriter David Hemingson and others, alleging the film copied his unproduced script “Frisco.” His complaint cites 46 corresponding incidents and says Payne read “Frisco” in 2013 and 2019. Variety reports Payne denied earlier plagiarism allegations in 2024.
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