More Off-Broadway Drama For Spider-Man Musical

6/05/2012 4:00 AM ET | Filed under: Broadway Babies • Legal Matters • Awardz

Julie Taymore Spidey Lawsuit Goes To Court

Oh, the tangled webs we weave!

He's defeated Green Goblin and Doc Octopus, but Spider-Man's most persistent foe appears to be a U.S. District Court.

Julie Taymor's ongoing lawsuit against Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark is, well, ongoing!

You might remember when the original writer/creator was canned from the $75 mil production last year or when she filed suit claiming copyright infringement of original work soon thereafter.

The judge is considering arguments from both parties' attorneys, trying to decide whether or not to admit certain pieces of evidence — including outlines written by Taymor and videos of the production in its entirety.

Attorneys from Taymor's side are confident with their case, claiming:

"[We've] never seen a case where someone made a more blatant admission that they were copying an earlier work."

Something tells us their viewpoint isn't completely objective!!

Sigh.

If only the Tony's handed out awards specific to court-room drama, Turn Off the Dark would be a lock!!

[Image via Joseph Marzuillo/WENN.]

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3 comments to “More Off-Broadway Drama For Spider-Man Musical”

demode says – reply to this

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Julie Taymor's lawsuit is going to cost her, one way or the other. No one is going to want to work with her again. In Broadway, you can't bite the hand that feeds you. I look forward to her future work in community theatre.
Broadwaylover says – reply to this

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This lawsuit has made Julie Taymor the laughing stock of the theater world she is done for. I can not wait for the tony on Sunday I am hoping they make a lot of spiderman jokes. This lawsuit is most ridiculous thing I have heard since they announce Spiderman would be a broadway musical.
michelle says – reply to this

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Check out (and like) an awesome interview with the talented Julie Taymor:

Alleged Murderer Black Madam Reveals That Kanye West Dropped Off Amber Rose To Get Butt Injections From Her

Amber Rose's name was brought up in the murder trial for rapper slash butt implanter Black Madam, aka Padge-Victoria Windslowe, on Friday in Philadelphia.

Windslowe has been charged with third-degree murder of model Claudia Aderotimi in 2011, when she died eight hours after getting injections in a bathroom.

So, Rose's name was revealed as one of Black Madame's former clients. She said Kanye West dropped Amber off for injections, and that she "was like a walking billboard… She brought a lot of girls from VH1."

She also added that Nicki Minaj was going to come in for a "correction," but that didn't end up happening.

Windslowe said all of this to prove that she was one of the best in the butt-plumping biz, even if she didn't have a medical license.

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