Overview

• He filed the lawsuit on June 4 in Manhattan Supreme Court, naming HBO Max, Warner Bros. Discovery and the film’s producers as defendants.
• The complaint seeks at least $20 million in damages, alleging defamation, emotional distress and invasion of privacy.
• Court papers allege that top executives, including HBO Max CEO John Stankey, received but ignored evidence that could exonerate Simmons.
• The filing cites over 20 witness accounts and nine consecutive favorable polygraph tests that were supposedly excluded.
• The suit notes that Oprah Winfrey left the project after publicly expressing doubts about the consistency of the allegations.