Conversation so far:
what were the plot precedents for the film Shakespeare in Love?
Faye Kellerman claimed that the plotline was stolen from her 1989 novel The Quality of Mercy, in which Shakespeare romances a Jewish woman
what other similarities were there between Kellerman's novel, The Quality of Mercy, and the film Shakespeare in Love besides Shakespeare romancing a woman?
She claimed that the plotline was stolen from her 1989 novel The Quality of Mercy, in which Shakespeare romances a Jewish woman who dresses as a man
any other similarities between Kellerman's novel, The Quality of Mercy, and the film Shakespeare in Love besides Shakespeare falling in love with an actress who dresses as a man?
In Faye Kellerman's 1989 novel, The Quality of Mercy, Shakespeare romances a Jewish woman who dresses as a man, and attempts to solve a murder
what came of finding all the similarities between Kellerman's novel, The Quality of Mercy, and the film Shakespeare in Love?
The writers of Shakespeare in Love were sued in 1999 by bestselling author Faye Kellerman. She claimed that the plotline was stolen from her 1989 novel The Quality of Mercy
what else happened with the suit between Kellerman and the writers of Shakespeare in Love after Kellerman sued them?
Miramax Films spokesman Andrew Stengel derided the claim
what did Miramax Films spokesmen Andrew Stengel argue after Kellerman claimed the plotline was stolen from her 1989 novel the Quality of Mercy?
Miramax Films spokesman Stengel derided the claim, filed in the US District Court six days before the 1999 Academy Awards, as absurd, and argued the timing suggests a publicity stunt“

Question: was it a publicity stunt?
Self-contained rewrite: Was Kellerman's suit against the writers of the film Shakespeare in Love a publicity stunt?