or ' Neal, in the left photo with Fawcett in 1989, claims that the portrait was a gift from Warhol (right) Ryan O'Neal has presented a case of libel against an Assistant of his late partner Farrah Fawcett, amid claims it appropriated a work of Andy Warhol.O'Neal alleges that Craig Nevius made false statements to the media that you will be asked to the University of Texas, to demand the Fawcett 1979 Warhol portrait.
In a complaint filed in Los Angeles, O'Neal accuses Nevius of making "accusations false, malicious and defamatory".
Nevius responded stating that actor hopes to "harass [him] in silence".
In a legal action launched last week, the University of Texas said Fawcett had bequeathed the work - one of two Warhol made of Charlie's Angels star in 1979 - at its Austin campus.
Actor or ' Neal, 70, says the screen belongs to him, not Fawcett.
Spokesperson or ' Neal said the painting had been a gift O'Neal of Warhol and expected to be "completely justified in court".
In his lawsuit, O'Neal alleges that the University is acting on the basis of false statements that Nevius to the media.
The actor claims damages and damages of 1 million dollars (￡ 621,450) for defamation, intentional Commission of negligence and emotional anguish infliction of emotional distress.
Farrah Fawcett, who attended the University of Texas in the 1960s - died of cancer in 2009 at the age of 62.
Nevius, who worked with the actress in a documentary about his illness, has refused accusing O'Neal of stealing the portrait.
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