rom The Chicago Tribune
Sundance Sued Over Documentary on Timeshare Developer
The opening day of this year's Sundance Film Festival will be accompanied by some controversy, thanks to a defamation lawsuit filed January 10.

David Siegel, a timeshare developer, is calling foul over the promotional materials for "The Queen of Versailles," an Evergreen Pictures documentary that is based on him, his wife Jackie and the construction of their massive mansion in Florida.

The movie -- which will premiere on the first day of the festival -- is being touted as a "rags-to-riches-to-rags story," which Siegel disputes. He says his reputation has been damaged by the promo materials' claim that his timeshare empire had collapsed.

Siegel is the CEO and president of Westgate LTD, a privately held timeshare and development company that owns and operates 27 resorts nationwide. One of them is a ski resort in Park City, Utah, which is home to Sundance. Click here for the full story.