Lawsuit
In 2005, the real Dyer (a film financier), sued writer Childress, producer DeVito, and director Stiller. Dyer claimed that after the 2004 release of the 10th anniversary DVD of the film he was "besieged by inquiries from potential clients as to whether he was the fictional character". The defendants attempted to seek shelter under California's anti-SLAPP statutes but in early 2007 the appeals court denied them SLAPP protection. The suit was quickly settled to everyone's mutual satisfaction after Dyer received a written document from Childress stating he was not the person portrayed in the film.
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