Bert Fields Remembered as ‘Extraordinary Human Being’ by Clients Tom Cruise, Mel Brooks and More
thewrap.comnews of his death on Sunday, with Tom Cruise, Mel Brooks and other clients and friends championing his legacy. “Bert Fields was a gentleman; an extraordinary human being,” Cruise said of Fields. “He had a powerful intellect, a keen wit, and charm that made one enjoy every minute of his company.
I loved him dearly and always will. It was a privilege to be his friend,” Cruise said in a statement. “Watching Bert was like watching a skilled surgeon,” added Jeffrey Katzenberg, whom Fields represented in a landmark action against Disney. “Bert was a positive and wonderful guy.
I always loved sharing his company. He was blessed with a wonderful sense of humor. He will be greatly missed by all who knew him,” Brooks said. “Bert’s passing is a huge loss to his family and to the legal profession,” attorney Patricia L.
Glaser said in a statement to TheWrap. “We were opposing counsel on many occasions and he was both a class act and a fierce competitor—all done with immense integrity.”Fields, who died Sunday at his home in Malibu following complications with COVID-19, litigated a number of landmark entertainment cases, including those involving George Lucas, the Buchwald v.
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