· one day after this is spinal tap star and co-creator harry shearer sued vivendi for accounting misappropriation, fraud and breach of contract over the film and its soundtrack, spinal tap actor – director rob reiner has thrown his support behind shearer. · in papers filed tuesday, vivendi and studiocanal say that “spinal tap ” stars harry shearer, christopher guest, michael mckean and rob reiner should be dropped from the suit , because. · paris (reuters) - the creators of the 1984 cult mockumentary this is spinal tap can proceed with their lawsuit against vivendi after the media giants motion to dismiss the case was. · in the initial lawsuit filed in october 2016, shearer sought $125 million in compensatory and punitive damages, but the addition of three new plaintiffs ( reiner , guest and mckean) raised that figure to $400 million when they joined the suit in february 2017. The four creators of this is spinal tap have sued vivendi over profits, since the four creators’ share of total worldwide merchandising income between 1984 and 2006 was just $81 (eighty-one) dollars. · a settlement has been reached in a long-running dispute between the creators of this is spinal tap and vivendi sa, which owns the rights to the cult mockumentary. · this is spinal tap co-creators harry shearer, rob reiner , christopher guest, and michael mckean have reached a settlement with french media conglomerate vivendi and its subsidiary.
