Yellowstone Creator Stole Idea for Show, Lawsuit Claims
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Writer sues producer Taylor Sheridan in LA over 'Yellowstone' concept
LOS ANGELES (KESQ) - A TV writer is suing "Yellowstone" co-creator Taylor Sheridan and several companies in Los Angeles for allegedly lifting key elements from a series she developed and using them in the Kevin Costner-led neo-Western, according to court papers obtained today. Lauren J. Salkin contends that her rejected 2016 pitch for a TV The post Writer sues producer Taylor Sheridan in LA over ‘Yellowstone’ concept appeared first on KESQ.
Taylor Sheridan Accused of Stealing Yellowstone in Legal Drama
AB1 / WENN.com / MEGA Yellowstone creator Taylor Sheridan is facing a lawsuit from television writer Lauren J. Salkin, who claims the hit Western drama was based on an idea she previously pitched to his representatives. The Lawsuit Yellowstone Faces New Lawsuit 👀Taylor Sheridan, Paramount, and NBCUniversal are facing a new lawsuit from entertainment journalist and writer Lauren J. Salkin, who alleges that the concept for Yellowstone was taken …
Taylor Sheridan has been sued for allegedly plagiarizing the idea of a 'pitch' presented to her producer in 2016, which would have served as the basis for her successful 'Yellowstone' series. According to the plaintiff, screenwriter Lauren J. Salkin, Sheridan's fiction "reproduces fully the concept and spirit" of the proposal she presented at the time under the title "Sovereign Nation".
Taylor Sheridan Accused Of Stealing Yellowstone From Earlier TV Pitch
Imagine pitching a TV series, getting told the person you pitched it to is unavailable for television projects, and then watching a remarkably similar show get greenlit months later. That is the allegation at the centre of a new copyright lawsuit against Yellowstone creator Taylor Sheridan, Paramount, 101 Studios and Elevate Entertainment. Writer Lauren J. Salkin claims she pitched her own show, Sovereign Nation, to Sheridan’s company Elevate in…
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