{"id":2044784,"date":"2026-07-15T12:04:04","date_gmt":"2026-07-15T09:04:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2044784"},"modified":"2026-07-15T12:04:04","modified_gmt":"2026-07-15T09:04:04","slug":"stan-lee-documentary-alleges-former-manager-swindled-marvel-icon-out-of-millions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2044784","title":{"rendered":"Stan Lee documentary alleges former manager swindled Marvel icon out of millions"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Stan-Lee-Premiere.jpg&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article id=\"template-id-2749694\" class=\"post-2749694 tdb_templates type-tdb_templates status-publish post\">\n<div id=\"tdi_65\" class=\"tdc-zone\">\n<div class=\"tdc_zone tdi_66  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div id=\"tdi_67\" class=\"tdc-row stretch_row_1400 td-stretch-content\">\n<div class=\"vc_row tdi_68  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column tdi_70  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-column td-pb-span12\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_breadcrumbs tdi_71 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-breadcrumbs \" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_71\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span>News<\/span><span>Film News<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_title tdi_72 tdb-single-title td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_72\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Stan Lee documentary alleges former manager swindled Marvel icon out of millions<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_subtitle tdi_73 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_73\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>&#8216;Stan Lee: The Final Chapter&#8217; is released July 28<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_author tdi_75 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-post-meta\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_75\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-author-name-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-author-by\">By<\/span> Victoria Luxford<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_date tdi_76 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-post-meta\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_76\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><time class=\"entry-date updated td-module-date\" datetime=\"2026-07-15T13:04:04+01:00\">15th July 2026<\/time><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"tdi_77\" class=\"tdc-row stretch_row_1400 td-stretch-content\">\n<div class=\"vc_row tdi_78  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column tdi_80  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-column td-pb-span8\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_featured_image tdi_81 tdb-content-horiz-left td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_81\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"696\" height=\"442\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Stan-Lee-Premiere-696x442.jpg\" alt=\"Stan Lee\" title=\"Stan Lee Premiere\"><figcaption class=\"tdb-caption-text\">Stan Lee, pictured in 2016. CREDIT: Frazer Harrison\/Getty Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"vc_row_inner tdi_83 article-content-row vc_row vc_inner wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column_inner tdi_85  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-inner-column td-pb-span12\">\n<div class=\"vc_column-inner\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_content tdi_86 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 td-post-content tagdiv-type\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_86\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>A new documentary is claiming that Marvel legend Stan Lee has millions of dollars stolen by his former road manager, Max Anderson.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>READ MORE:<\/strong> Stan Lee \u2013 the soundtrack of my life<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>Stan Lee: The Final Chapter<\/em> is released on demand on July 28, and follows the final years of the comic book creator prior to his death in 2018, aged 95. The film alleges that Anderson mistreated Lee, controlling his financial and personal affairs. In a new clip, obtained by <em>Entertainment Weekly<\/em>, the film implies that money was stolen from him following extensive signing sessions.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad0 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span><\/div>\n<p>In the clip, Lee can be heard asking \u201cHow much money did I make here tonight?\u201d after a well-attended signing. \u201cNot enough,\u201d Anderson responds. \u201cIt\u2019s never enough, Stan.\u201d The movie\u2019s producer, Alex Barajas, who also worked for Lee for several years, then recalls being asked to count the money earned, adding: \u201cThen I would leave and then whatever happens to the money at that point, none of my business. It\u2019s not my thing to ask.\u201d<\/p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Never enough\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/PLbsb8mw440?feature=oembed&amp;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<p>Last June, Anderson was sentenced to a year and one day in prison for tax fraud charges, having failed to report $1.2 million (\u00a3894,666) earned through his work for Lee (via <em>LA Times<\/em>). Stan Lee\u2019s daughter, J.C. Lee, had also brought a lawsuit against Anderson, accusing him of stealing over $21million (\u00a315.6million) from her father. The case was settled last May (via <em>The Hollywood Reporter<\/em>). Anderson has continually denied any wrongdoing in his dealings with Lee.<\/p>\n<p>Stan Lee is best known as the creative leader of Marvel Comics, bringing the publisher from a small publishing house to a global media brand and co-creating characters such as Spider-Man and the X-Men. 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class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>A new documentary is claiming that Marvel legend Stan Lee has millions of dollars stolen by his former road manager, Max Anderson.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>READ MORE:<\/strong> Stan Lee \u2013 the soundtrack of my life<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>Stan Lee: The Final Chapter<\/em> is released on demand on July 28, and follows the final years of the comic book creator prior to his death in 2018, aged 95. The film alleges that Anderson mistreated Lee, controlling his financial and personal affairs. In a new clip, obtained by <em>Entertainment Weekly<\/em>, the film implies that money was stolen from him following extensive signing sessions.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad0 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span><\/div>\n<p>In the clip, Lee can be heard asking \u201cHow much money did I make here tonight?\u201d after a well-attended signing. \u201cNot enough,\u201d Anderson responds. \u201cIt\u2019s never enough, Stan.\u201d The movie\u2019s producer, Alex Barajas, who also worked for Lee for several years, then recalls being asked to count the money earned, adding: \u201cThen I would leave and then whatever happens to the money at that point, none of my business. It\u2019s not my thing to ask.\u201d<\/p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Never enough\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/PLbsb8mw440?feature=oembed&amp;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<p>Last June, Anderson was sentenced to a year and one day in prison for tax fraud charges, having failed to report $1.2 million (\u00a3894,666) earned through his work for Lee (via <em>LA Times<\/em>). Stan Lee\u2019s daughter, J.C. Lee, had also brought a lawsuit against Anderson, accusing him of stealing over $21million (\u00a315.6million) from her father. The case was settled last May (via <em>The Hollywood Reporter<\/em>). Anderson has continually denied any wrongdoing in his dealings with Lee.<\/p>\n<p>Stan Lee is best known as the creative leader of Marvel Comics, bringing the publisher from a small publishing house to a global media brand and co-creating characters such as Spider-Man and the X-Men. Following his retirement from the company in the \u201890s, he remained a figurehead for the company, famously making cameos in every Marvel Cinematic Universe movie from <em>Iron Man<\/em> in 2008 to <em>Avengers: Endgame<\/em> in 2019.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>[analyse_source url=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/film\/stan-lee-documentary-alleges-former-manager-swindled-marvel-icon-out-of-millions-3957135&#8243;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Stan-Lee-Premiere.jpg&#8221;] NewsFilm News Stan Lee documentary alleges former manager swindled Marvel icon out of millions &#8216;Stan Lee: The Final Chapter&#8217; is released July 28 By Victoria Luxford 15th July 2026 Stan Lee, pictured in 2016. CREDIT: Frazer Harrison\/Getty Images A new documentary is claiming that Marvel legend Stan Lee has millions of dollars [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[226,78],"class_list":["post-2044784","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-politics","tag-crawlmanager","tag-nme-com"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2044784","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2044784"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2044784\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2044784"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2044784"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2044784"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}