Bleckman

FACTS

The Complaint In a complaint filed February 13, 2019, appellant sued respondent for an accounting. As alleged: Appellant was introduced to respondent in 2010 while he was in the early stages of developing a film about the 1974 murders committed by Ronald DeFeo, Jr., (DeFeo) in Amityville, New York (Amityville Project). The project led to the development of three films, a special aired on television by REELZChannel (REELZ), and a DVD interview with DeFeo. Based on information and belief, (1) appellant and respondent are co-owners of the Amityville Project, and (2) they “orally agreed that [appellant] was to receive 5 [percent] of any gross receipts from the Amityville Project, and as consideration [appellant] would conduct research and perform other work for the

All further statutory references are to the Code of Civil Procedure unless otherwise indicated. Section 425.16 is known and referred to as the anti-SLAPP statute. (Guessous v. Chrome Hearts, LLC (2009) 179 Cal.App.4th 1177, 1180.) “SLAPP is an acronym for strategic lawsuit against public participation.” (Id. at p. 1180, fn. 1.)

2 Amityville Project as an independent producer and at her own expense[.]” On…