The film has also sparked up news as Lou Reed, a member of the Velvet Underground and friend of Edie's, has publicly told the New York Daily News, "I read that script. It's one of the most disgusting, foul things I've seen—by any illiterate retard—in a long time. There's no limit to how low some people will go to write something to make money", as well as "They're all a bunch of whores."
Bob Dylan's lawyers also threatened to sue, alleging that the movie portrays Dylan as responsible for Sedgwick's death. To date no lawsuit has been filed and one is unlikely to be filed now that Edie Sedgwick's brother, Jonathan Sedgwick, is claiming that Dylan's affair with his sister did actually take place, and that she ostensibly aborted his child.
The production was set back by numerous delays, including a lawsuit by Sony Pictures, as well as the schedules of Sienna Miller and Guy Pearce, so additional shooting was delayed until mid November 2006. Consequently, producer Harvey Weinstein had to postpone the release date. Director George Hickenlooper helmed the additional shoots and mixed the final cut of the film in New York City, where worked in close collaboration with Harvey Weinstein. Still hoping to get an Oscar nod for Sienna Miller for the 2006 season, Weinstein released the picture on December 29, 2006, in Los Angeles. The film was released nationwide on the 2nd of February, 2007.
