‘Servant’ Trial: M. Night Shyamalan Denies Copying, Says Dispute Is a ‘Misunderstanding’
variety.comGene Maddaus Senior Media Writer M. Night Shyamalan testified Wednesday that he and his collaborators on the Apple TV+ show “Servant” did not steal from a 2013 independent film about a delusional mother and her baby doll.
The director told jurors that the copyright dispute with “The Truth About Emanuel” director Francesca Gregorini is “clearly, 100%, a misunderstanding.” “This accusation is the exact opposite of everything I do and everything I try to represent,” Shyamalan said.
Asked repeatedly if he had copied anything from the film, he said, “Absolutely not.” Gregorini sued Apple, Shyamalan and others involved in “Servant” shortly after the show debuted in 2019.
She alleged that the show clearly borrowed key elements of her film, which depicts a nanny who colludes with the mother in her delusion that the doll is real.
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