The case of fans who sued Universal for promoting “Yesterday” with scenes of the actress removed from the final cut is closed with an out-of-court settlement.
Two men who sued Universal studio for including Ana de Armas in the movie trailer Yesterdayeven though the Cuban actress had been eliminated from the final cut, they reached an agreement to end the legal battle for false advertising.
According to Variety, Peter Rosza and Conor Woulfe Last week they reached an agreement with the renowned Hollywood studio for the legal complaint filed in 2022 in which they alleged that they had been defrauded by paying $3.99 when renting the film on a platform.
The lawsuit against Universal by Ana de Armas
The two followers of the Cuban actress who starred Daggers in the back and No time to die They said they rented the movie because they wanted to see the artist, but felt “cheated” when they saw that their scenes had been removed, according to court records.
Directed by Danny Boyle, Yesterday tells the story of a singer and songwriter who realizes that he is the only person on Earth who remembers the Beatles.
De Armas was a romantic interest of the protagonist but his scenes were deleted from the latest version of the film, although they were used in the trailer.
The lawsuit accused the studio of using false advertising. Universal defended itself by arguing that movie trailers are works of art and should therefore be protected by the First Amendment of the US Constitution.
Federal Judge Stephen Wilson concluded that a trailer is “commercial speech,” subject to false advertising laws. However, he did not grant the plaintiffs the million-dollar sum they were asking for. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.
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