Director of ‘The Secret’ Movie Asks, Believes, Doesn’t Receive, And Sues

If you’ve been hanging out on this planet, you likely know what a publishing phenomenon ‘The Secret’– the self-help book that basically tells readers to just wish for what they want really hard — has been. But news that the co-director of the megaselling movie the book was based on and the developer of the Secret website are independently suing ‘Secret’ creator Rhonda Byrne for a cut of her enormous profits has surfaced, prompting a lot of ‘Secret’ jokes. Like: “Nasty legal squabbling is most likely not what Ms. Byrne wished for. But it has nevertheless come to her.” And: “In its various forms, ‘The Secret’ makes life look simple. ‘Ask, believe, receive,’ the movie instructs. Legal fights are not always so straightforward.”

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