Woody Allen.
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Woody Allen is taking Amazon to court.

The director has launched a breach of contract suit against Amazon Studios, alleging the company improperly terminated a film deal with him over "a 25-year old, baseless allegation," Variety reports. Amazon in 2016 signed a five-picture agreement with Allen, Mashable reports, the first of those five movies being Wonder Wheel, which was released in 2017 and starred Kate Winslet and Justin Timberlake.

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Brendan Morrow

Brendan worked as a culture writer at The Week from 2018 to 2023, covering the entertainment industry, including film reviews, television recaps, awards season, the box office, major movie franchises and Hollywood gossip. He has written about film and television for outlets including Bloody Disgusting, Showbiz Cheat Sheet, Heavy and The Celebrity Cafe.