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Woody Allen Sues Amazon Studios for Terminating Movie Contract

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The retail giant backed out of the deal last June, citing sexual-assault allegations against the famed filmmaker.

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Woody Allen filed a lawsuit against Amazon Studios Thursday, alleging the retail titan unlawfully breached a contract by declining to distribute his new film A Rainy Day in New York and withdrawing from a production and distribution deal for four more films, The Wall Street Journal reports.

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