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A news report that Twilight author Stephenie Meyer is being sued for plagiarism is now being reported as a hoax.
The Sun, a British-based tabloid newspaper, reported Sunday that the author of the series of teen vampire novels set on the North Olympic Peninsula is being sued by a former college roommate for stealing the idea.
A publicist for Meyer issued a terse denial of the story this morning, saying that nether the author nor her publisher has been contacted about claims of plagiarism or a legal action.
“What was spread wildly on the Internet regarding a lawsuit was untrue,” wrote Meyer’s publicist, Elizabeth Eulberg, in an e-mail to The Vancouver Sun in British Columbia, where the second movie of the Twilight saga, “New Moon,” is being filmed.
The Sun recanted its original story.
A number of Twilight Web sites erroneously reported that filming of “New Moon” had been halted as a result of the rumored legal action, but production continues.
“New Moon” is expected wrap shooting in Vancouver, British Columbia, on May 21, and work on the third installment, “Eclipse,” will begin immediately.
Read The Sun’s recant of the story: http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/showbiz/film/article2385909.ece
