Original sentence: In early 2007, Anthony Hopkins claimed he had yet to be paid for his work on the film, and that Merchant Ivory had short-changed the cast and crew   Merchant Ivory counter-argued that Hopkins' payment terms had in fact recently been renegotiated higher.Later in the year the actor filed court papers to take the company to an arbitrator
Edited sentence: In early 2007, Anthony Hopkins claimed he had yet to be paid for his work on the film, and that Merchant Ivory had short-changed the cast and crew.Later in the year, the actor filed court papers to take the company to an arbitrator.Merchant Ivory counter-argued that Hopkins' payment terms had in fact recently been renegotiated higher