Issa Rae Sued by Writers Over Alleged Script Theft in ‘One of Them Days’
Writers Joshua Isaacson, Shon Oku, and Tyrone Perry filed a lawsuit claiming Issa Rae’s movie “One of Them Days” is a direct rip-off of their 2020 screenplay “One of Those Days.” The trio registered their script with the U.S. Copyright Office and shopped it around, eventually showing it to producer Danny Hamouie, who then passed it on to Roman Arabia and Xavier Charles of Green Eggs Go H.A.M.
The writers allege that Charles, who had ties to Issa Rae’s “Insecure,” rejected their pitch, and shortly after, Rae’s company Color Creative and Sony Pictures announced a movie with a similar title and plot.
Screenwriting expert John Brancato noted that the underlying story structure of both scripts is strikingly similar.
The lawsuit targets Issa Rae’s team, screenwriter Syreeta Singleton, Sony Pictures, and TriStar for copyright infringement and misappropriation of the writers’ original expression.
Source: Baller Alert