QUICK TAKES - April 16, 2009
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Actor-director Woody Allen has accused a clothing company of trying to harass and intimidate him with a “scorched earth” approach to defending itself against a $10-million lawsuit.
In papers filed in New York on Wednesday by his lawyers, the 73-year-old Allen said American Apparel Inc. went too far in requesting information about his family life, personal finances and career.
Allen sued the company last year for using his image on the company’s billboards in Hollywood and New York and on a website. Allen, who does not endorse products in the United States, said he had not authorized the displays, which the Los Angeles-based company said were up for a week.
American Apparel lawyer Stuart Slotnick said the company plans to make Allen’s relationships to actress Mia Farrow and her adopted daughter, Soon-Yi Previn, whom Allen married, the focus of a trial scheduled to begin in Manhattan on May 18.
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