Craig Nevius claims that he made a deal with Farrah Fawcett five years ago to create a documentary about her life, called “Chasing Farrah.” They actually made that film and it aired.
Nevius is now suing Ryan O’Neal and others, claiming he was forced out of a subsequent project and O’Neal “physically threatened him.” Nevius claims he worked with Fawcett for two years on the follow-up project (which aired this week on NBC). The suit alleges that O’Neal and Fawcett’s friend Alana Stewart (Rod Stewart’s and George Hamilton’s ex) “began to take actions to wrongfully interfere with Nevius’s contractual relationship with Ms. Fawcett…”
The suit claims in September, 2008, O’Neal contacted Nevius and demanded he relinquish control of the company that was producing the project. The suit claims, “When Nevius respectfully declined, O’Neal physically threatened him.”
On April 3, 2009, Stewart allegedly contacted Nevius and said Farrah “wasn’t doing well” and wouldn’t officially sign the deal with him. Nevius claims that Fawcett had previously agreed to do the project.
The lawsuit also names Fawcett’s business manager as a defendant. Nevius is suing for a declaration from the court that he has a binding deal to manage the project. He’s also suing for damages.
