The suit, filed in L.A. County Superior Court, claims that Fawcett hired Nevius and gave him special access to personal information and film footage. But the result was, what estate lawyers describe as “amateurish and sensationalized, and looked like tabloid journalism, which was not at all what Ms. Fawcett wanted.”

The lawsuit claims that, upon hearing of Farrah’s criticism of the film, Nevius sought out “misplaced revenge” by intentionally revealing private, personal information about Fawcett, giving out footage without her consent and embezzling funds from a trust set up to manage the film.

No response yet from Nevius.