Francesca Gregorini accused M. Night Shyamalan and Apple of lifting ideas from 'The Truth About Emanuel,' which she wrote and directed, for the Apple TV+ series 'Servant.' A jury found otherwise.

Apple and director M. Night Shyamalan persuaded a California federal jury late Friday to reject accusations that the ...

M. Night Shyamalan and Apple face an $81M lawsuit over alleged copyright infringement from Francesca Gregorini's 2013 film ...

The seven-day trial in Riverside, Calif., which began Jan. 14., saw Italian-born director Francesca Gregorini seeking as much as $81 million in damages, alleging that Shyamalan and collaborators ...

Shyamalan was sued by Italian-born filmmaker Francesca Gregorini — the stepdaughter of the Beatles drummer Ringo Starr — over claims that "Servant" used the same premise and other elements ...

M. Night Shyamalan was cleared of all accusations in a copyright trial after a jury unanimously ruled that his Apple TV+ series Servant did not plagiarize Francesca Gregorini’s 2013 film The ...

Beginning on January 14, the suit from director Francesca Gregorini alleged that Shyamalan and others had stolen narrative elements from her 2013 film, The Truth About Emanuel, without crediting ...

The lawsuit was brought by filmmaker Francesca Gregorini in January 2020, although the case was initially dismissed. On appeal, it was allowed to proceed with its accusation that "Servant" stole ...

The jury unanimously ruled that his Apple TV+ series Servant did not plagiarize Francesca Gregorini’s 2013 film The Truth About Emanuel. This verdict marks the end of a five-year legal battle ...