Writer sues over Paltrow, Batali TV road trip (Reuters)

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Reuters - An Emmy-winning comedy writer is suing the producer of a TV series about a Spanish road trip by U.S. celebrity chef Mario Batali and actress Gwyneth Paltrow, saying he was never paid for weeks of work. [link]

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Gwyneth and Mario sued over food/travel book
Published 6/5/2008 by Allison Waldman at TV Squad
... Book? What book? That would seem to be the bone of contention, if you will. Ben Karlin, former headwriter for The Daily Show, has filed a lawsuit against TV chef Mario Batali and actress Gwyneth Paltrow claiming they did not pay him for work he did for a book on which they were collaborating. Karlin, who shared authorship of America (The Book) with Jon Stewart, says he was assigned to "conceptualize and oversee" a book to compliment a PBS series starring Mario and Gwyneth in which the stars take a cultural and gastronomic tour of Spain. The series, which ...

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Writer sues over Paltrow, Batali TV road trip

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Reuters - An Emmy-winning comedy writer is suing the producer of a TV series about a Spanish road trip by U.S. celebrity chef Mario Batali and actress Gwyneth Paltrow, saying he was never paid for weeks of work.
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