What is the dispute between Woody Allen and Amazon?

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In 2016, Price, then president of Amazon Pictures, invited Woody Allen to sign a cooperation agreement to produce four films. In 2017, Price was suspended because of sexual harassment, and then announced his resignation. In June 2018, Amazon Pictures decided to cancel its contract with Allen and refused to release his new film "A Rainy Day in New York . "

Woody Allen  A Rainy Day in New York

Woody Allen directing "A Rainy Day in New York"

"A Rainy Day in New York" was filmed at the end of 2017. Due to the sudden Metoo movement, Woody Allen's accusation of sexually assaulting a 7-year-old adopted daughter has been raised again, starring Greta Gowerge and Rebecca Howe. A number of movie stars who have worked with it, such as Er and Timothy Chalamet, have voiced to draw a line with them and announced the donation of film rewards.

After being hidden by Amazon, European filmmakers rescued the film. The film was released in France, Italy, Spain and Germany on September 18, 2019, and was released in Hong Kong, China on October 3 of that year.

In February 2019, Woody Allen filed up to $ 68 million in compensation lawsuits against Amazon Pictures, accusing the streaming company of terminating four film releases on both sides for “an unfounded allegation 25 years ago” protocol.

Around this case, Amazon Pictures also responded. Amazon pointed out that Allen ’s actions and consequences ensure that Amazon will never be able to benefit from the cooperation of the four movies, and Amazon has paid Allen $ 10 million in signing fees in advance. The two sides reached an out-of-court settlement in November 2019.
 
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