For the past six years, The Adventures of Asterix have been the source of a bitter family feud between the series’ co-creator Albert Uderzo and his daughter, who has accused her father of selling out to big business.
The latest twist in the ongoing dispute came on Tuesday when French judges dismissed a the claim by Sylvie Uderzo that her father was mentally frail and being exploited by those seeking to profit from his famous creation. The judge also ordered the dismissal of the whole case.
The claim was first filed in 2011, in which Sylvie accused an unnamed party of “abuse of fragility” against her 86-year-old father in order to influence the management of his literary estate.
The judges found "no sufficient evidence to suggest anyone had committed the offence of abuse of fragility" against Uderzo, he said, describing the comic book artists as a "lucid" man who was "not in a state of vulnerability" and who "has the full capacity to make decisions ".
The judges found "no sufficient evidence to suggest anyone had committed the offence of abuse of fragility" against Uderzo, he said, describing the comic book artists as a "lucid" man who was "not in a state of vulnerability" and who "has the full capacity to make decisions ".
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