Harrowing new documentary clip adds to the alleged case of elder abuse of Stan Lee
A new clip from the forthcoming Stan Lee documentary adds to the alleged case that the Marvel legend faced mistreatment in his later years, including from his former manager, Max Anderson, who allegedly swindled him out of millions.
Stan Lee: The Final Chapter, which is set to be released on demand on July 28th, follows Lee’s final years leading to his death in 2018, aged 95.
However, rather than focusing on the success of the co-creator of some of Marvel’s most famous superheroes, including Spider-Man, the X-Men, Iron Man, the Hulk, Black Panther, and Black Widow, the documentary will depict the alleged mistreatment Lee experienced in his later life.
In a new clip obtained by Entertainment Weekly, Anderson and Lee are in a discussion after a well-attended merchandise signing event.
“How much money did I make here tonight?” Lee asks Anderson in the clip. “Not enough,” he responds, before adding, “It’s never enough, Stan.”
Additionally, one of the documentary’s producers, Alex Barajas, who helped Lee for years with merchandising, gives a testimony in the clip.
“Once the signing was finished, if you were one of Max’s chosen few that he trusted, you would go in the back and count money,” he explained.
He added, “When you see that much money so easily obtained, you never forget it. Honestly, it changes you. There was no oversight. We were just handed tons and tons of cash and told to count it and we just handed it over to Max.”
After counting the money, Barajas would leave. “I would leave and then whatever happens to the money at that point, none of my business. It’s not my thing to ask,” he shared.
Last year, Anderson was sentenced to one year and one day in prison for tax fraud charges, as he failed to report $1.2 million earned through his work alongside Lee. The former manager has consistently denied any wrongdoing.
Watch the worrying clip below.
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