Greenlight, Miramax sued
A writer is suing Project Greenlight and Miramax, alleging they stole his idea for the unscripted show “Project Runway,” court papers show.
According to the multimillion-dollar lawsuit filed in Los Angeles Superior Court this week, Joel Lamontagne had copyright and Writers Guild of America registration of a treatment for a show called “America’s Fashion Designer Search.”
Lamontagne, a writer living in Florida, made the treatment available to Project Greenlight, which stole his idea and co-produced the show with Miramax, his suit alleges. The program, hosted by Heidi Klum, premiered on Bravo in December and is due to return next month.
Project Greenlight and Miramax did not immediately reply to requests for comment.
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