The Holdovers Plagiarism Accusation Is Pretty Ridiculous
The Holdovers has been accused of plagiarizing another script, and it sounds pretty serious ... until you take a closer look.
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The Holdovers has been accused of plagiarizing another script, and it sounds pretty serious ... until you take a closer look.
Ahead of the Academy Awards, 'The Holdovers' director Alexander Payne is accused of ripping off the screenplay from a 'Black List' script by screenwriter Simon Stephenson.
Oscar-nominated 'The Holdovers' screenplay has been accused of plagiarism by 'Luca' screenwriter Simon Stephenson
Oscar nominated film The Holdovers has been accused of plagiarism right before this year's ceremony is about to take place.
In a few short hours, critically acclaimed film, The Holdovers is up for a number of Oscar Awards, one of them being for best screenplay. However, on January 12, screenwriter Simon Stephenson wrote an email to the Writer's Guild of America with the subject line, "An urgent plea for help from a WGA writer in a truly