‘Degrassi’ co-creator settles lawsuit over TV series documentary screening at TIFF
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In a joint statement Wednesday, Schuyler and the documentary's producers said the world premiere will continue as planned this weekend.
A short-lived legal dispute between “Degrassi” co-creator Linda Schuyler and makers of the new documentary “Degrassi: Whatever It Takes” has come to an end, allowing its premiere to move forward at the Toronto International Film Festival.
In a joint statement Wednesday, Schuyler and the documentary’s producers said the world premiere will continue as planned this weekend.
The announcement comes after Schuyler filed a lawsuit Monday alleging that “defamatory statements and innuendo” in the film would lead viewers to believe she created an “empire” that profited at the expense of the show’s young actors.
The suit named as defendants the Toronto film and TV production company WildBrain, owner of the “Degrassi” franchise, and Toronto production house Peacock Alley Entertainment.
As part of the settlement, producers of the documentary say they have agreed to add “some additional context around the compensation paid to the performers” after the film screens at TIFF.
A representative for WildBrain declined to say whether the settlement included any other terms.
In a version of the documentary provided to the media, some of the show’s early cast members say they were not paid much despite the franchise’s success.
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