Taylor Sheridan, Paramount Sued For Allegedly Stealing Idea For 'Yellowstone'
Lauren J. Salkin says the series used her 2016 pitch materials and seeks an injunction and profits from the franchise, court records show.
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Taylor Sheridan Accused of Stealing ‘Yellowstone’ From 2016 Pitch in Copyright Lawsuit
Writer Lauren J. Salkin has accused Taylor Sheridan of stealing his marquee series “Yellowstone” from her 2016 pitch in a lawsuit filed on Friday. 101 Studios, Paramount and Elevate Entertainment are also listed as defendants. Reps for Sheridan, 101 Studios, Paramount and Elevate Entertainment did not immediately respond to Variety’s request for comment. In the court documents, obtained by Variety, Salkin alleges that she pitched her own spraw…
Taylor Sheridan Accused of Stealing 'Yellowstone' Idea From 2016 Series Pitch
Taylor Sheridan was sued Friday for copyright infringement after Virginia-based writer Lauren J. Salkin claimed he stole her idea for “Yellowstone” from a 2016 series pitch to his production company. According to legal documents, which were obtained and reviewed by TheWrap, Salkin, an entertaiment journalist and TV writer, sued Sheridan, Paramount and NBCUniversal in California on Friday, claiming she created the foundation that eventually becam…
Taylor Sheridan gets to deal with a legal dispute over one of his biggest success stories. TV author and entertainment journalist Lauren J. Salkin sued the director, the studios Paramount and NBCUniversal, before a federal court in California for alleged copyright infringement, as Page Six reports. Her accusation weighs heavily: The Western series Yellowstone is said to have taken over central building blocks of its own series concept "Sovereign…
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