Eva Green celebrates a legal victory but talks about a “painful” civil lawsuit.
On Friday, the French actress won her lawsuit against White Lantern Ltd., a film production company that contracted her to star in a science fiction movie. a patriot before production was scrapped in 2019 as it failed to secure funding. Green, 42, claimed he still owed him a $1 million contract fee even though the movie was never completed. Variation previously reported.
On Friday, Mr. Judge Michael Green ruled in his favor and also dismissed a counterclaim brought against him by White Lantern and financial firm Sherborne Media Finance, The Guardian and BBC News reported.
In a statement made on his Instagram account on Friday, Casino Royale The actress expressed satisfaction with her win at the London High Court after a “painful and damaging” legal ordeal.
“The judge has determined that I have never violated my contractual obligations. The verdict is clear,” Green wrote. “I am grateful to the Court, the Judge, my legal team and my valiant attorney for my strength and shield.”
White Lantern spokespersons did not immediately respond to PEOPLE’s request for comment on the decision Friday morning.
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A counterclaim filed by White Lantern and Sherborne Media Finance against the actress alleges that the actress deliberately subverted the production of the film in order to purchase and produce the screenplay. a patriot self.
In his post-decision statement, Green said during the trial he “had to go up against a small group of deeply funded men who tried to use me as a scapegoat to cover up their own mistakes.”
“I am proud to oppose their rowdy tactics,” he said, claiming that “they made false claims about me in public court documents and now show the Judge was completely wrong.”
After calling multiple unnamed organizations “false news”, Green said, in part, that he was “fighting tooth and nail to defend the beautiful film I love and signed off on. A film that speaks to a cause I value very much – climate change and the resource wars that will ensue if we don’t fix the problem.” and warned of mass immigration.”
“I held my ground and this time justice prevailed,” he wrote.
He later added, “I wish I could say this ordeal has made me stronger, better, smarter. But my personal life being dragged through the press and the court was more painful and damaging than I can say. That’s why I want it.” To thank the kind people who supported me on social media and other platforms when I was defamed by the press.”
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Green had previously said that hearing private WhatsApp messages read publicly in a courtroom was “humiliating” during his lawsuit over paying for the movie that never came to fruition.
On January 31, the actress appeared on the witness stand at London’s High Court, during which a series of messages between her and her manager and filmmaker Dan Pringle were read aloud. Variation.
In messages released during the lawsuit, Green described the film’s producers as “bad” and “morons”, referred to the production team as “s —– villagers”, and called the production “f—ing”. nightmare,” according to England Times.
“Sometimes you say things you don’t mean,” the actress said in court. Times. “You hate someone, you say, ‘I’m going to kill this person.’ Are you going to kill this person No, that’s a heartfelt cry.”
Green also admitted that he wanted the production of the film to collapse, but continued to express that he did not intentionally sabotage the film and was ready to shoot the film before production stopped.
“It’s true that I was worried about the whole situation, I felt the film was not in safe hands,” he said in court. Times. “It was so chaotic. I still believed in the movie and I still wanted the movie to happen.”