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Marin Hopper, the daughter of late Hollywood icon Dennis Hopper, has sued his widow Victoria Duffy over multiple assets linked to the late Easy Rider star's estate.
Lawyers for Marin, 63, said in a filing in Superior Court that her late father's widow Victoria Duffy, 58, took actions that undermined a business arrangement surrounding the rights to Dennis's image and other intellectual property.
Marin said in court docs reviewed by the Daily Mail that Duffy maneuvered around the contracts in place to gain more control.
Dennis Hopper, known for films such as Apocalypse Now, Rebel Without a Cause, and Blue Velvet, died at the age of 74 in May of 2010 after battling prostate .
Marin's attorneys said in legal documents that an organization called the Hopper Art Trust had been established in the wake of the actor's passing to conduct and intellectual property.
The Daily Mail has reached out to both parties for further comment on the story.
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Marin Hopper, the daughter of late Hollywood icon Dennis Hopper, has sued his widow Victoria Duffy over multiple assets linked to the late Easy Rider star.Victoria, Dennis and Marin pictured in LA in 2003
Among the artwork that the actor created that the Hopper Art Trust handled included photos, paintings and sculptures, according to the lawsuit.
'Victoria thought money was no object,' a source told the outlet in January of 2010. 'She was a mega-spender, and he said, "Please stop, please stop." Dennis struggled to keep up with her champagne tastes.
'He would accompany her to fashion shows, and she’d come to Paris and buy from Yves Saint Laurent and others. Dennis is not a $20 million-a-picture actor. He has money, but not that kind of money.'
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