Halperin, Cirque step up legal duel over Laliberté bio
CBC News
The author of an unauthorized biography of Cirque du Soleil’s founder says he plans to file a $500,000 lawsuit against the Montreal circus troupe and Guy Laliberté, according to a report in Le Journal de Montréal.
Ian Halperin is suing over remarks Laliberté made last week, after Maclean’s magazine ran an excerpt from his book Guy Laliberté: The Fabulous Story of the Creator of Cirque du Soleil.
In a report from The Canadian Press, Laliberté termed Halperin a “crook” and a “liar” over the Maclean’s piece, titled “Sex, Drugs and Acrobats.” The Cirque has threatened to sue for punitive damages on behalf of Laliberté and the company, but has yet to file that claim.
In his article and his book, already a bestseller in Quebec, Halperin describes sex, illegal drugs and wild parties associated with the early days of Cirque du Soleil and its founder.
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