ALW lawyer warns LuPone of 'false and libelous' statements

Patti Lupone is still outraged with Andrew Lloyd Webber for replacing her in SUNSET BOULEVARD with Glenn Close back in 1994, and had some choice words to say on NY1's "On Stage". Andrew Lloyd Webber didn't seem too happy with what she had to say about him, and his lawyer Bert Fields has warned her accusations are "provably false and libelous" - pressuring NY1 to take down the link to her rant.

Full story here: Pattil Lupone's opinion of Andrew Lloyd Webber

GeorgeandDot said: "I mean, I've heard similar things about him from other people, so.........

Btw, I bet this gets taken down in like five minutes."

You are so obnoxious

GeorgeandDot said: "I mean, I've heard similar things about him from other people, so.........

Btw, I bet this gets taken down in like five minutes."

I'm thinking the same thing, unfortunately.



Back to Lupone - she really needs to get past this. Sure it was awful and traumatic for her, and she's talked about it and written about it...but it's time to move on. (IMO)

Not sure how it came up (the link to the interview was taken down by NY1) but I think she would have been better off if she worded it :"In my opinion..." or "I truly believe...." so it wouldn't be libelous. He can't sue her for an opinion or a belief from her experience. She stated it as 'fact' which is very wrong.

Patti, I love ya to pieces, but this is now 25 years old. Move on.

Also, as much as I'm sure this Sunset fiasco genuinely sucked for LuPone, one wonders where she would even be without ALW and Evita in the first place.

^A man calling a woman a bitch isn't ok. You might want to check yourself there.

God, I love Patti LuPone.

i worship the woman and even i think she could probably get over this by now. she’s probably right about him but still

She should realise she won. She is Norma Desmond, I couldn't listen to any other, she had the melodrama that Desmond requires.

I'd pay everything I have to see her as Desmond and I bet a lot of people would.

I saw Close and was disappointed but I am looking forward to seeing Jones next month. As much as I thought Desmond could be played by an actress the role needs a belter. To clarify, I saw Close just after she put her back out in London so perhaps she wasn't at her best.

I assume she was asked about Sunset, and that’s what bothers me. Anyone who knows about Patti (as an entertainment reporter from NY1 should) knows that she won’t back down from a question and is bound to say something outrageous. There’s no new information to be gleaned from these questions at this point, but there’s a good chance she’ll say something outrageous (which she did). It’s all, IMO, for the sound byte.



I felt the same way about her Trump rant at the Tonys, though. That Variety reporter probably didn’t quite expect what he got, but he had to know she wasn’t going to tiptoe around her hatred for 45. I thought that was also in the name of an almighty soundbyte and clicks.

She was asked a question, and she answered it. When has LuPone ever danced around a question or refused to answer something? She's genuine- you'll always get an honest answer from her.

I'll take that over any number of other Broadway "stars" whose every statement is run through publicists and handlers, that it comes off as massively phony.

the Patti haters are rampant. I saw Patti in SB, no one has been better IMO and yes, I saw the recent revival. And to those who are telling her "enough with the stories". She had a CONTRACT. He broke the contract so he had to pay her. It could have cost her her future but she went on and succeeded.

If you've done an ALW show you know that he does not write for humans. Whether it's CATS, Evita or JCS, you're never the same and with a lot of therapy can perform again (physical therapy not mental)

She was (probably) asked a question, and she answrred it. Yes, answer truthfully but also be responsible for what you're accusing somone of being. To publicly say anyone is 'an alcoholic', 'mentally unstable', etc. without facts is being irresponsible - and eventually there will be consequences. It may have taken ALW 25 years, but he's finally standing his ground. I'm sure he's had enough of this, and realizes she's never going to get over this. If she keeps it up, he may be the one with a new swimming pool - named after her.