Gene Maddaus Senior Media WriterA film investor has sued former Weinstein Co. executive David Glasser, now CEO of “Yellowstone” producer 101 Studios, alleging that he failed to repay a personal loan despite repeated assurances.Glasser is best known as producer of the hit Paramount Network drama series “Yellowstone,” starring Kevin Costner, as well as its spinoffs.
In 2009, he was head of international sales with the Weinstein Co., when, according to the lawsuit, he persuaded Radenko Milakovic to loan him $531,288.Milakovic was an investor in the Weinstein Co.
film “Escape From Planet Earth” and also put money into a project called “90 Days.” According to public records, he is an officer with Altima Partners LLP, in the U.K., and is a resident of Portugal.
According to his complaint, Milakovic initially rebuffed Glasser’s request for a loan, fearing that it would complicate his relationship with the studio.
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