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.

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.