Bob Yari, best known for producing Crash and helping launch Yellowstone, sued fellow producer David Glasser on Tuesday in Los Angeles Superior Court, claiming nearly $1 million remained unpaid on a $1.5 million personal loan he issued in January 2022 at six-percent interest. Within hours of Variety’s inquiry about the filing, Glasser wired the balance, but the suit remains active while lawyers discuss interest and fees.
The complaint states that the note matured in March 2023 and that an April 2024 forbearance agreement preserved the original terms after no payments had been made, bringing the outstanding figure to about $1.7 million with accrued interest at the time of filing. Yari alleges Glasser repeatedly assured repayment while 101 Studios—home to the Yellowstone franchise—expanded its slate.
Glasser’s team calls the dispute “a misunderstanding now settled,” whereas Yari’s representatives insist the case will not be dismissed until legal costs are reimbursed and the court records the payoff. Observers note the public spat underscores how quickly private financing arrangements can sour even among longtime collaborators in prestige television.
It is not the first time Glasser’s debts have landed in court: in 2021 a judge ordered him to pay $1.2 million—or surrender part of his stake in 101 Studios—to an Icelandic investor after defaulting on a separate agreement. His earlier tenure at The Weinstein Company earned him the nickname “the third Weinstein brother,” a past that continues to shadow his success with Taylor Sheridan’s hit series. 101 Studios, founded by Glasser in 2019, now handles production and global sales for Sheridan’s ever-expanding universe.
Yari retains an executive-producer credit on Yellowstone but has shifted toward finance-driven film and TV ventures of his own, telling associates the lawsuit was “strictly business.”
