Dame Olivia de Havilland’s lawsuit over her portrayal in Feud: Bette And Joan has been thrown out. Dame Olivia de Havilland’s lawsuit over her portrayal in Feud: Bette And Joan has been thrown out. Dame Olivia claimed her portrayal by Catherine Zeta-Jones was inaccurate for showing her calling her sister Joan Fontaine a “bitch” and commenting on Frank Sinatra’s drinking habits. It was not the first time a major Hollywood company has been taken on by Dame Olivia, who won Oscars for 1946’s To Each His Own and 1949’s The Heiress. Dame Olivia had demanded damages from the network and for a permanent injunction preventing the show’s broadcast.

Source: Irish Independent March 26, 2018 23:03 UTC