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Rodney Dangerfield's Widow Settles Video Lawsuit
Joan Dangerfield leans over to kiss her husband, comedian Rodney Dangerfield, during a news conference at UCLA Medical Center in this May 7, 2003, file photo taken in Los Angeles. A judge in Los Angeles ordered a former friend of Rodney Dangerfield not to distribute video footage of the late comedian taken during the final years of his life. The permanent injunction settles a lawsuit filed last year by Dangerfield's widow, Joan against producer David Permut. (AP Photo/Reed Saxon, File)
LOS ANGELES — A judge in Los Angeles has ordered a former friend of Rodney Dangerfield not to distribute video footage of the late comedian taken during the final years of his life.
The permanent injunction settles a lawsuit filed last year by Dangerfield's widow against producer David Permut. Lawyers for Joan Dangerfield filed the court papers in the case Tuesday.
Joan Dangerfield sued Permut after he allegedly showed video of her husband to two writers and was planning on editing the 200 hours of footage into a documentary called "Respect."
The comedian, whose catchphrase was "I don't get no respect," died in October 2004 at age 82.
Attorneys for both parties declined to comment, saying the other terms of the settlement are confidential.
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October 17, 2008 03:11 AM EST |
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