Candace Bushnell, the author whose work was adopted into the popular TV and film franchise Sex and the City, has reached a new agreement with ex-manager Clifford Streit over commissions allegedly due to him. Ever since Streit introduced Bushnell to producer Darren Star and took credit for helping sell her work to HBO, the two have been fighting. Bushnell fired Streit as her manager in 1999, but the two have been in and out of court since then, arguing over Streit's portion of the ongoing success of Sex and the City. Bushnell might wish she had used a different...
- 9/17/2012
- by Eriq Gardner
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Willie Garson is probably best known for his signature role as Sex and the City gay sidekick Stanford Blatch, but after chitchatting with him for a few minutes at an exclusive dinner at NYC's Perla on Tuesday, it was clear the actor was more interested in being known for his current role as Mozzie, a paranoid-genius con man on USA's White Collar. On the show, Mozzie is the trusted confidant of Neal Caffrey, played by recently out (and forever beautiful) Matt Bomer. Park & Bond threw Tuesday's fancy feast to fete Garson and Bomer as two of "New York City's Most Stylish Dads"—yes, Father's Day is this Sunday (and, yes, they're both dads).
The honorary title is half true in one respect: Garson splits time raising his kid in L.A. and shooting White Collar in New York (like Bomer), so calling him a New Yorker is debatable. What's not debatable: his sense of style.
The honorary title is half true in one respect: Garson splits time raising his kid in L.A. and shooting White Collar in New York (like Bomer), so calling him a New Yorker is debatable. What's not debatable: his sense of style.
- 6/15/2012
- by Evan Mulvihill
- The Backlot
In a twist of fate which could have been lifted straight from an episode of the hit HBO series, "Sex and the City" author Candace Bushnell is facing a lawsuit from an ex-manager who has also been described as her former gay best friend.
The New York Post reports that Clifford Streit, who apparently served as the model for the flamboyant character Stanford Blatch (played by Willie Garson), is demanding a 7.5 percent cut of Bushnell's total earnings from both the TV series and subsequent movies, a sum he figures is no less than $150,000.
Streit, who reportedly claims he was instrumental in getting HBO to produce "Sex and the City" based on Bushnell's New York Observer columns in the first place, served as the scribe's manager until 1999, when he was fired.
Bushnell's attorney quickly dismissed the lawsuit, according to the Post. "I can 100 percent say there is no basis for any...
The New York Post reports that Clifford Streit, who apparently served as the model for the flamboyant character Stanford Blatch (played by Willie Garson), is demanding a 7.5 percent cut of Bushnell's total earnings from both the TV series and subsequent movies, a sum he figures is no less than $150,000.
Streit, who reportedly claims he was instrumental in getting HBO to produce "Sex and the City" based on Bushnell's New York Observer columns in the first place, served as the scribe's manager until 1999, when he was fired.
Bushnell's attorney quickly dismissed the lawsuit, according to the Post. "I can 100 percent say there is no basis for any...
- 2/16/2012
- by Curtis M. Wong
- Huffington Post
In a twist of fate which could have been lifted straight from an episode of the hit HBO series, "Sex and the City" author Candace Bushnell is facing a lawsuit from an ex-manager who has also been described as her former gay best friend.
The New York Post reports that Clifford Streit, who apparently served as the model for the flamboyant character Stanford Blatch (played by Willie Garson), is demanding a 7.5 percent cut of Bushnell's total earnings from both the TV series and subsequent movies, a sum he figures is no less than $150,000.
Streit, who reportedly claims he was instrumental in getting HBO to produce "Sex and the City" based on Bushnell's New York Observer columns in the first place, served as the scribe's manager until 1999, when he was fired.
Bushnell's attorney quickly dismissed the lawsuit, according to the Post. "I can 100 percent say there is no basis for any...
The New York Post reports that Clifford Streit, who apparently served as the model for the flamboyant character Stanford Blatch (played by Willie Garson), is demanding a 7.5 percent cut of Bushnell's total earnings from both the TV series and subsequent movies, a sum he figures is no less than $150,000.
Streit, who reportedly claims he was instrumental in getting HBO to produce "Sex and the City" based on Bushnell's New York Observer columns in the first place, served as the scribe's manager until 1999, when he was fired.
Bushnell's attorney quickly dismissed the lawsuit, according to the Post. "I can 100 percent say there is no basis for any...
- 2/16/2012
- by Curtis M. Wong
- Aol TV.
Shocking behind-the-scenes secrets of Sex And The City are poised for exposure in a new tell-all book.
Clifford Streit[/link]Clifford Streit, former manager of author Candace Bushnell[/link]Candace Bushnell - who wrote the novel which inspired the HBO TV show - is reportedly pitching the idea of an explosive memoir about the programme to publishing houses.
According to Msnbc.com, the book is provisionally titled Unbecoming Stanford - after the character Stanford Blatch, Carrie's flamboyant gay friend who was originally intended to be a caricature of Streit.
The proposal could cause an upset for the stars of the hit programme as it is said to detail a real-life affair that took place between two of the show's on-screen lovers. Streit also promises to reveal the truth about tensions between Kim Cattrall[/link]Kim Cattrall, who plays man-eater Samantha Jones, and the rest of the cast.
Another revelation set to be published tells how executive producer Darren Star[/link]Darren Star allegedly turned down Hollywood actor Ashton Kutcher[/link]Ashton Kutcher for a part in the show, stating , "I don't see this kid going anywhere'.
Clifford Streit[/link]Clifford Streit, former manager of author Candace Bushnell[/link]Candace Bushnell - who wrote the novel which inspired the HBO TV show - is reportedly pitching the idea of an explosive memoir about the programme to publishing houses.
According to Msnbc.com, the book is provisionally titled Unbecoming Stanford - after the character Stanford Blatch, Carrie's flamboyant gay friend who was originally intended to be a caricature of Streit.
The proposal could cause an upset for the stars of the hit programme as it is said to detail a real-life affair that took place between two of the show's on-screen lovers. Streit also promises to reveal the truth about tensions between Kim Cattrall[/link]Kim Cattrall, who plays man-eater Samantha Jones, and the rest of the cast.
Another revelation set to be published tells how executive producer Darren Star[/link]Darren Star allegedly turned down Hollywood actor Ashton Kutcher[/link]Ashton Kutcher for a part in the show, stating , "I don't see this kid going anywhere'.
- 1/8/2008
- WENN
Sex And The City author Candace Bushnell is disputing a claim by her former manager for commissions worth more than $500,000. Clifford Streit is suing the New York writer for a cut of the syndication revenue she has received from the makers of the seminal TV series - claiming it was he who delivered the book to TV network HBO. Bushnell says, "It's just too silly for me to comment on." A separate issue between the two involves alleged similarities between Bushnell's 2002 book 4 Blondes and an earlier screenplay by Streit. He comments, "Candace, I hope, is a friend, and I hope we can deal with it."...
- 6/28/2004
- WENN
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