Fifty Shades Of Grey Porn 'rip-off' Spurs Legal Action

Saturday 25th May

Posted at 9:44AM Saturday 01 Dec 2012

Universal Studios has filed a copyright lawsuit against Los Angeles-based adult film production company Smash Pictures.

It claims material from EL James' best-selling trilogy Fifty Shades of Grey, which has sold more than 60 million copies, was directly lifted.

It said Smash Pictures used dialogue, characters, events, story and style for Fifty Shades of Grey: A XXX Adaptation.

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