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Wheel of Time TV Pilot Producers Sue Robert Jordan's Widow For Defamation

Posted by samzenpus on from the plot-thickens dept.

An anonymous reader writes The tale of the late-night Wheel of Time pilot that aired in a paid infomercial slot on FXX has taken another odd turn. Producers Red Eagle Entertainment LLC and Manetheren LLC have filed a lawsuit in the United States District Court for central California against Harriet McDougal (widow of James Rigney, who wrote the Wheel of Time novels under the pen name Robert Jordan), her company, Bandersnatch Group Inc., and twenty unnamed other persons ('Does 1-20'). The suit alleges that McDougal's statements about her lack of involvement in the pilot's production constitute breach of contract, slander, and interference with contractual relations and prospective economic relations; the suit demands declaratory relief and a jury trial.

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  1. Law takes its course by invictusvoyd · · Score: 4, Funny

    Engineer : There was chaos and the god created the universe in 8 days or so . So I was needed first , to build design etc.

    Doctor : But then he created eve from adams rib so I had to be there for the surgery and the etc.

    Lawer : Haha .. who do you think created the chaos ?

  2. *sniff* by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    What a bunch of wool-headed fools! *crosses arms beneath breasts*

    1. Re:*sniff* by Dins · · Score: 4, Funny

      ...while pulling on braid and muttering something under breath about sheepherders...

    2. Re:*sniff* by SeaFox · · Score: 4, Funny

      Responses from other women involved much smoothing of skirts.