Category: Olivia de Havilland
Olivia De Havilland Hates That Ryan Murphy Made Her Look Like A Gossip In “Feud”
During the summer, Olivia de Havilland sued FX and Feud creator Ryan Murphy for using her likeness in the show without her permission. She also turned her nose up at Catherine Zeta-Jones’ portrayal of her. 101-year-old Olivia later asked a court to speed up the legal process because, well, she’s 101 years old and every minute counts. Ryan Murphy’s side argued that any depiction of Olivia was protected under First Amendment rights. They also argued that they didn’t have to contact her for her “side” of the story. Olivia has recently responded.
Olivia de Havilland Wants Revenge While She’s Young Enough To Enjoy It
Olivia de Havilland has spent 101 years on this earth with her reputation as a lady of class and decorum intact. But she’s here to tell you tricks that she did not live through two world wars, the rise and fall of the soviet union, the great depression and getting upstaged by Joan Crawford’s shoulder pads only to have Ryan Murphy drag her good name through the mud with his little television program. And Olivia is not going to let another year go by without exacting her revenge.
Olivia de Havilland Is Suing Ryan Murphy And “Feud”
Feud: Bette and Joan was a hoot, if you’re into glamorous Golden Age of Hollywood catfights and loyal maids telling the groundskeepers to shut up about not getting paid. Susan Sarandon was crackling as she sort of gave us Bette Davis. I’m not sure who Jessica Lange was playing but, nonetheless, she was entertaining as hell.
The series was structured around other Hollywood stars of yore giving fictional interviews about Bette and Joan Crawford at an Oscars ceremony in the 1970s. Bette’s loyal bestie, Olivia de Havilland, was played by Catherine Zeta-Jones as a classy broad (despite referring to her own legendary feud with her “bitch sister,” actress Joan Fontaine) and just chock full of gossip about the two insane divas. Despite her positive portrayal, Olivia is suing television gay mafia head and Feud creator Ryan Murphy and FX. Look for Ryan to make this into a series for Feud’s sixth reboot in 2047.