A Vancouver filmmaker denies she defamed two filmmakers who helped her in the production of a horror film.
In a lawsuit filed in B.C. Supreme Court, Jennifer Soska and her sister, Sylvia Soska, alleged that Lisa Ovies posted defamatory comments about them in connection with their work on the film Puppet Killer.
The sisters claim that the comments on Ovies’s Facebook page on June 2 amounted to allegations that they were thieves, liars and saboteurs.
Ovies has not yet filed a response to the lawsuit. After a Postmedia story about the case was published Thursday, her lawyer sent a letter defending Ovies.
The letter from lawyer Michael Bain claimed that the story, which referred to an earlier lawsuit over an alleged breach of contract filed by Ovies against the sisters, did not give a complete picture of the dispute.
Ovies’s lawsuit against the sisters alleges not just breach of contract, but outlines other allegations including breach of good faith and fair dealing, breach of fiduciary duty and defamation, says Bain’s letter.
“The summary in the Soska’s lawsuit is far from complete. Ms. Ovies has not defamed anyone, she also has not even been served with the supposed lawsuit. If it ever arrives, it will be vigorously defended.”
Bain was not available Friday to answer questions about the letter.
In their lawsuit, the sisters say they volunteered to help with the film after Ovies requested their assistance and helped out beginning last summer.
But because of creative differences, the sisters quit helping Ovies in February, they say.
In addition to the defamation allegation, the Soska’s lawsuit alleges libel, injurious falsehood and an abuse of process.
Ives’s breach of contract lawsuit, which was filed in April, alleges that there was an oral contract for the sisters to work on the film, but the sisters deny that there was a contract.
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