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The insanely rich children - The Johnson and Johnson family
Johnson's maternal uncle, screenwriter and novelist Dirk Wittenborn, was credited with encouraging him to make a documentary about the experience of wealthy children.The film premiered at the 2003 Sundance Film Festival. HBO acquired the film and first broadcast it in October 2003.
Prior to the film's completion, Luke Weil, one of the film's subjects, sued to prevent its release. Weil alleged that he had been "tricked" into consenting to his appearance in what he thought would be a school project, but turned out to be a commercial enterprise. Other participants in the film claimed to have been convinced to participate under the same "false pretenses" but Johnson denied that he had "tricked" anyone.A New York court dismissed Weil's lawsuit in October 2002, ruling that the subject matter of the film was newsworthy, and that the releases Weil signed had clearly identified the film as a commercial production.
Reports before and at the time of the film's release stated that other participants were also unhappy about their depiction in the film.Ten years after the film's release, a reporter followed up with the persons featured
Johnson's maternal uncle, screenwriter and novelist Dirk Wittenborn, was credited with encouraging him to make a documentary about the experience of wealthy children.The film premiered at the 2003 Sundance Film Festival. HBO acquired the film and first broadcast it in October 2003.
Prior to the film's completion, Luke Weil, one of the film's subjects, sued to prevent its release. Weil alleged that he had been "tricked" into consenting to his appearance in what he thought would be a school project, but turned out to be a commercial enterprise. Other participants in the film claimed to have been convinced to participate under the same "false pretenses" but Johnson denied that he had "tricked" anyone.A New York court dismissed Weil's lawsuit in October 2002, ruling that the subject matter of the film was newsworthy, and that the releases Weil signed had clearly identified the film as a commercial production.
Reports before and at the time of the film's release stated that other participants were also unhappy about their depiction in the film.Ten years after the film's release, a reporter followed up with the persons featured
