Issa Rae Sued for Alleged Script Theft in Hit Film

Issa Rae Faces Lawsuit Over Hit Film One of Them Days

Issa Rae, beloved for her creative genius and cultural influence, is now in the middle of a legal storm. The Issa Rae film lawsuit centers on her latest box office hit One of Them Days, which three Los Angeles-based writers claim is a direct copy of their 2020 screenplay One of Those Days.

According to the suit, the trio shopped their script around in 2023, and it allegedly landed in the hands of someone who worked on Rae’s Emmy-nominated series Insecure. Just weeks after they were told “no,” Rae’s film—starring Keke Palmer and SZA—was announced. The title? Nearly identical. The plot, tone, and character arcs? Strikingly similar, say the writers.

The film grossed more than $51 million, and now Rae, Sony, TriStar, and screenwriter Syreeta Singleton are all named in the federal lawsuit. A seasoned screenwriter brought in for analysis claims the overlap is no coincidence.

No statements yet from Issa or the studios, but the Issa Rae film lawsuit raises big questions about how Hollywood protects—and sometimes fails—emerging storytellers.

It’s a developing case, and it’s got everyone from film fans to aspiring screenwriters watching closely. Because when it comes to creativity, credit matters. And so does the coin

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