Woody Allen and his production company, Gravier, have filed a lawsuit against Amazon.

"Café Society," and four other features.

The relationship apparently began to sour in 2016. That was when Allen's son Ronan Farrow wrote a 2016 column about a decades-old allegation made by the director's daughter Dylan Farrow, as The Hollywood Reporter points out. The article, combined with the rise of the #MeToo movement, put the director in the spotlight for the wrong reasons, and Amazon soon became concerned.

The lawsuit says that Amazon executives discussed the negative publicity with representatives of Allen and Gravier in December 2017. Initially, Amazon planned to push the release date of Allen's "A Rainy Day in New York" to 2019. However, by June 2018, Amazon had sent a termination notice, informing Allen and Gravier that Amazon would not be distributing it or the other films, the lawsuit says.

Allen and Gravier are now seeking more than $68 million in compensation, claiming that Amazon is not only in breach of contract for pulling out but also in breach of the implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing. The lawsuit further alleges that Amazon was unjustly enriched by "their highly-publicized relationship with Mr. Allen and Gravier."

According to the lawsuit, "There simply was no legitimate ground for Amazon to renege on its promises." It points to the fact that the allegation "was already known to Amazon (and the public)" prior to the deals and claims that Amazon "used" and "discarded" Allen.

It seems Amazon will have to make a case that it did have legitimate grounds to back out of the deal. The company has not responded to Moviefone's request for comment.

[via: THR]

A previous version of this article mistakenly referred to Dylan Farrow as Mia Farrow. Mia Farrow is Dylan Farrow's mother.