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Asterix creator Uderzo ends long dispute with daughter | |
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The co-creator of the famous Asterix cartoons, Albert Uderzo, has ended a seven-year legal battle with his daughter amicably, French media report. | |
The rift began in 2007 when Sylvie Uderzo and her husband Bernard de Choisy were dismissed by Asterix publisher Editions Albert Rene as managers of the Uderzo estate. | |
Albert Uderzo created the Asterix books with Rene Goscinny, who died in 1977. | |
Mr Uderzo and his daughter say they have agreed to drop their lawsuits. | |
She had opposed his decision to sell his 60% stake in the Asterix publisher in 2008. | |
Mr Uderzo later sued his daughter and son-in-law for "psychological violence". He accused Mr de Choisy of being behind various legal moves by his daughter against him. | |
More than 352 million copies of the Asterix albums have been sold worldwide and they have been translated into 111 languages. | |
The latest album, Asterix and the Picts, was published last October in 15 countries and 23 languages by new author Jean-Yves Ferri and illustrator Didier Conrad. | |
All of the previous stories were created by Uderzo and Goscinny. |