CHICAGO — Nearly four years after selling Cinespace Chicago Film Studios for a reported $1 billion, former studio head Alex Pissios is embroiled in a pair of lawsuits — one from a cousin and another from a scrap dealer — who claim they were cheated out of millions.
The legal complaints stem from the high-stakes sale of Cinespace’s Chicago and Toronto campuses, known for hosting hit shows like Chicago Fire and Chicago Med, which Pissios helped lead before exiting the company.
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