Obsession Producer Files Lawsuit Claiming She Was Cut Out of Profits Despite Rescuing Cut
The Hollywood Reporter
Producer Leonora Ann Darby sues co‑producers Harris and Lane, claiming they denied her profit share from the $500 million hit Obsession.Summary
In a California lawsuit filed on Monday, executive producer Leonora Ann Darby alleges that co‑founders James Harris and Mark Lane of Tea Shop Productions breached a 2024 agreement that entitled her to one‑third of the net profits from the film Obsession, which she helped rescue and guide to a $500 million worldwide box office. Darby says she was excluded from profit participation, public recognition, and was offered only a $300,000 initial payment, while the defendants repeatedly denied her access to financial records and proposed arrangements that stripped her of profit rights. The complaint seeks a full accounting of unpaid profits and bonuses for Obsession and related projects.
(Source：The Hollywood Reporter)