Ryan O'Neal filed a million dollar lawsuit on Thursday against Craig Nevius, the executive producer of Chasing Farrah and Farrah's Story for defamation and libel. In it O’Neal accuses Nevius of spreading false stories about him that are “malicious and defamatory” and claims he’s been damaged in excess of $1million.

In an exclusive statement to RadarOnline.com Nevius asserts his innocence in the matter, and maintains that O’Neal is merely trying to harass him into silence.

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