Richard Gere Sues Production Company for Alleged Extortion Attempt
April 28, 2018EXCLUSIVE
Richard Gere is the victim of an extortion plot by a small production company trying to strong-arm him out of half a million bucks … according to a new suit.
Gere claims he entered into an agreement with Random Acts Entertainment in December 2009 to develop a movie based on the book, "Bones of the Master: A Buddhist Monk's Search for the Lost Heart of China" by George Crane.
According to the docs … Gere planned to produce, direct and star in it, and the company would help with the screenplay. Gere claims he fronted Random Acts $17,500 to get the rights to the book … which he never got back.
Gere says he decided to continue with the project anyway, but the company then turned in a "woefully inadequate" script. He claims instead of working through their creative differences, Random Acts issued an ultimatum — move forward with the project as written … or fork over $500,000, which Gere calls a corrupt extortion attempt.
Gere is now suing to get his $17,500 back and for a judge to rule that the book rights belong to him.
We tried reaching out to Random Acts but were unable to contact the company.