FILE - In this Sept. 15, 2011 file photo, director John Singleton arrives at the premiere of "Abduction" in Los Angeles. Court records show Singleton and Paramount Pictures on Nov. 1, 2012 settled a lawsuit filed by the director/producer that claimed the studio reneged on a contract to allow his company to produce two additional films after the release of 2005's "Hustle & Flow," which received two Oscar nominations. (AP Photo/Matt Sayles, file)
Director John Singleton, Paramount settle lawsuit
FILE - In this Sept. 15, 2011 file photo, director John Singleton arrives at the premiere of "Abduction" in Los Angeles. Court records show Singleton and Paramount Pictures on Nov. 1, 2012 settled a lawsuit filed by the director/producer that claimed the studio reneged on a contract to allow his company to produce two additional films after the release of 2005's "Hustle & Flow," which received two Oscar nominations. (AP Photo/Matt Sayles, file)
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November 7, 2012
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Director John Singleton and Paramount Pictures Corp. have settled a lawsuit over his claim that the studio broke an agreement to let him produce two films in exchange for the rights to distribute the Oscar-nominated movie ‘‘Hustle & Flow.’’
Court records show the deal was reached late Thursday in Los Angeles, just days before a trial was scheduled to begin.
Attorneys for Singleton and Paramount said the settlement terms are confidential, but the matter was amicably resolved.
Singleton produced ‘‘Hustle & Flow’’ and claimed he agreed to work with Paramount on distribution rights because of the opportunity to make two films for the studio.
A judge had previously ruled Singleton was not entitled to re-acquire rights to 2005’s ‘‘Hustle & Flow,’’ which earned a best actor nomination for Terrence Howard and won for best song.
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