Farrah Fawcett Producer: ‘Ryan O’Neal Is Trying To Harass Me Into Silence’
Posted on Jul 15, 2011 @ 03:00AM
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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The fracas is all over an Andy Warhol print of Farrah Fawcett that O'Neal has hanging in his house. The University of Texas is suing O'Neal because Farrah left her two Warhol prints to her alma mater. O'Neal claims however that Warhol gave him the Fawcett print that he claims he owns and that’s it’s one of his “most prized possessions and a precious memento of his life with Ms. Fawcett."
O’Neal alleges in his lawsuit that the University of Texas was only spurred into action after Nevius told media outlets that the actor had stolen the print and O'Neal claims he's suffered "humiliation, mental anguish and emotional distress" from Nevius’ alleged actions.
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Nevius sees it quite differently though, telling RadarOnline.com: "I regard this latest lawsuit as a desperate attempt by Ryan O'Neal to further harass me into silence. I believe this is less about the portrait of Farrah Fawcett by Andy Warhol than it is about certain actions and events that occurred during the last few years of Farrah's life which I have knowledge of and that he (and others) would prefer me to never speak about."
Nevius asserts that he never made any claims that Ryan stole the artwork. "At no time have I ever claimed that Ryan O'Neal stole the portrait of Farrah Fawcett. That is a verdict that must be reached by a judge and jury in the pending litigation brought against him by the University of Texas.
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“I have simply recounted the request by Farrah's alma mater to help them identify and locate numerous pieces of artwork that appeared to be mysteriously missing from the original inventory provided by her estate which, by the way is overseen by Richard B. Francis - Ryan O'Neal’s loyal friend and business manager of over forty years."
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Aug 19, 2011 @ 02:30
Jul 13, 2011 @ 04:30
Criag, go to ur Facebook.I put in a friend request.I WILL/CAN helpUwhoopO'Neal's desperate a$$,legally.Thanks2Radar.com4also having the gonads2air the TRUTH.AlanaStewart is also involved in this.O'Neals sells his kids out...he'll sell any1 out.
Posted Fri, 07/15/2011 - 2:01am
I don't think Craig N has a facebook because I requested him as a friend to and it was a different Criag N. I did find a facebook page called Windmill Entertainment that is his company. Theres an email there but .
Posted Fri, 07/15/2011 - 2:51am
Ryan Oneil cant get off this planet fast enough for me. I heard you on "piers morgan",your daughter on "howard stern"
and I remember that moron son of yours Griffen from the news.Get off the planet you dope.
Posted Fri, 07/15/2011 - 1:31am
Craig Nevius retaliated against 62 yr old ill Farrah, who FIRED him herself, He went after 70 yr old Ryan O'Neal for protecting Farrah.Craig is behind UT, Austin's lawsuit: See ABC tape.Craig continues his strange lies against Ryan O'Neal.
Posted Fri, 07/15/2011 - 1:11am
hahaha,,,so right donnab, this moron douche made one movie that was WAY overrated, and never worked again.He is SUCH a laughable douche.
Posted Fri, 07/15/2011 - 12:40am
This guy is and has been a bum for years. He held on to Farrah to keep himself in the limelight. I believe he stole that picture and more. Fry him.
Posted Thu, 07/14/2011 - 10:06pm
After everything THIS is what Ryan thinks has damaged him? Just more publicity. Ryan knows Craig has no money. Don't be afraid of him Craig. Even Tatum says he's just a cranky old man now.
Posted Thu, 07/14/2011 - 6:50pm