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LOS ANGELES, 3. desember 2019 /PRNewswire/ – Audrey Hepburns eldste sønn, Sean Hepburn Ferrer, seiret i et søksmål anlagt mot ham av en veldedig organisasjon han opprettet i 1993 for å fremme sin mors filantropiske innsats. Etter en fire uker lang rettssak i Los Angeles Superior Court fant dommeren, David Sotelo, at det ikke var noe saklig grunnlag i den veldedige organisasjonens påstander om at det var den som hadde den uavhengige retten til å bruke Audrey Hepburns navn og likhet, samt å inngå kontrakter med tredjeparter uten Ferrers samtykke.

I februar 2017 saksøkte California-baserte Hollywood for Children (HFC), hvis styre består av tre personer: Ferrers halvbror Luca Dotti, Ferrers tidligere advokat Paul Alberghetti og en tidligere assistent – Ferrer og forsøkte å slå fast at HFC hadde separate varige rettigheter til å bruke Audrey Hepburns navn og likhet uten Ferrers samtykke, selv om Ferrer sammen med broren er eneeiere av hennes immaterielle rettigheter. HFC krevde også mer enn $ 6 millioner dollar i erstatning fra Ferrer for hans påståtte innblanding i avtaler som HFC inngikk med tredjeparter, og fordi han angivelig tillot dem å bruke Audrey Hepburns navn og likhet uten Ferrers samtykke. Domstolen fant at HFC aldri hadde hatt den uavhengige retten til å bruke frøken Hepburns navn og likhet, annet enn under navnet: «The Audrey Hepburn Children's Fund». Dermed fant retten at HFC gjennom inngåelse av kontrakter med tredjeparter uten Ferrers samtykke hadde overskredet organisasjonens rettigheter og begått lovbrudd. I kraft av at domstolen dømte i Ferrers favør fant den også at det ikke var noe rettslig grunnlag for HFCs påstand om innblanding i kontrakten, og dømte derfor i Ferrers favør også for HFCs erstatningskrav. Den tillot dermed ikke dette kravet å gå til rettssak.

Ferrers advokat, Lawrence Segal, sa: «Det var alltid klart for meg at HFC tok seg ukorrekte friheter som gikk langt utover enhver begrenset tillatelse til å bruke de immaterielle rettighetene som Sean kan ha gitt dem tidligere. De ble selvberettiget og begynte å oppføre seg som om det var de som var eierne av rettighetene, ikke Sean og hans bror. HFC prøvde å ta fra Sean kontrollen over sin egen mors navn og likhet. Dette er rimelig frekt med tanke på at Sean tidligere hadde gitt HFC tillatelse til å bruke Audrey Hepburns immaterielle rettigheter til begrensede innsamlingsformål og fra sak til sak. Senere fant han så ut at HFC hadde sluttet å be om tillatelse og begynt å utnytte økonomisk rettigheter de hverken eide eller kontrollerte. Domstolen fant at HFC aldri hadde noen lisens eller uavhengig rettighet i Audrey Hepburn navn og likhet på noe tidspunkt, og det HFC hevdet i søksmålet mot Sean, ble i sin helhet avvist av domstolen. Sean seiret på alle punkter.»

Da han fikk vite om domstolens avgjørelse, uttalte Sean Hepburn Ferrer: «Jeg er blitt gjort til skurk i offentlige rettslige innleveringer og pressemeldinger, men nå har sannheten endelig kommet frem. Da jeg grunnla Hollywood for Children i 1993, var hensikten å fortsette vår mors humanitære innsats, som etter hvert var blitt en kultur i familien vår. Etter at jeg trakk meg fra Hollywood for Children i 2012, ba jeg broren min ta roret. Deretter ble jeg æresformann for Audrey Hepburn Society ved US Fund for UNICEF, som – noe president Caryl Stern vitnet om – fortsatte med å samle inn over $ 150 000 000 til barn over hele verden. Likevel, da min bror Luca nektet å fortsette å gi Audrey Hepburn Society lisens, måtte vi nedlegge det. Hvis man går gjennom Hollywood For Childrens 990 selvangivelser, som er tilgjengelige på nettet, ser det ut som om denne saken aldri handlet om veldedighet. At min egen bror og tidligere advokat vendte seg mot meg, hver av sine egne opportunistiske grunner, gjorde opplevelsen til en av de mørkeste i mitt liv. Overskriftene lød mer eller mindre som «Audrey Hepburn (Charity) saksøker sin sønn.» Jeg har vært rettskaffen hele livet, og å bli avhørt i denne grad var en prøvelse. Er det en seier? Med tanke på hva som sto på spill, og menneskene som var involvert, er jeg mer lettet enn lykkelig over seieren. Forhåpentligvis kan jeg nå komme i gang igjen med det som teller: å fortsette på arven fra vår mor: nåde og menneskelighet.»

Søksmålet ble opprinnelig anlagt i februar 2017, og dommer Sotelo hørte sluttinnleggene i juli. David Sotelos ni siders beslutningserklæring i rettssaken, som gikk uten jury, er å finne her. 

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