▁you ▁feel ▁today ?" ▁Gordon ▁adm its ▁that ▁he ▁is ▁feeling ▁the ▁best ▁that ▁he ▁has ▁felt ▁all ▁year . ▁Paul ▁asks , ▁" Then ▁why ▁choose ▁fear ?" ▁Gordon ▁says , ▁" I ' m ▁a ▁New ▁York er . ▁F ear ' s ▁my ▁life ." ▁ ▁Lyn n ▁Thom son ▁law suit ▁Lyn n ▁Thom son ▁was ▁a ▁dram atur g ▁who ▁was ▁h ired ▁by ▁New ▁York ▁Theatre ▁Work shop ▁to ▁help ▁re work ▁R ent . ▁She ▁claimed ▁that ▁between ▁early ▁May ▁and ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁October ▁ 1 9 9 5 , ▁she ▁and ▁Lar son ▁co - w rote ▁a ▁" new ▁version " ▁of ▁the ▁musical . ▁She ▁su ed ▁the ▁Lar son ▁estate ▁for ▁$ 4 0 ▁million ▁and ▁sought ▁ 1 6 % ▁of ▁the ▁show ' s ▁roy alt ies , ▁claim ing ▁she ▁had ▁written ▁a ▁significant ▁portion ▁of ▁the ▁lyr ics ▁and ▁the ▁libre tto ▁of ▁the ▁" new ▁version " ▁of ▁R ent . ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁trial , ▁Thom son ▁could ▁not ▁recall ▁the ▁lyr ics ▁to ▁the ▁songs ▁that ▁she ▁alleg edly ▁wrote , ▁nor ▁the ▁structures ▁of ▁the ▁libre tto ▁she ▁claimed ▁to ▁have ▁created . ▁The ▁judge ▁ruled ▁against ▁her ▁and ▁gave ▁the ▁Jonathan ▁Lar son ▁Est ate ▁full ▁credit ▁and ▁right ▁to ▁R ent . ▁A ▁federal ▁app ell ate ▁court ▁u ph eld ▁the ▁original ▁r uling ▁on ▁appeal . ▁In ▁August ▁ 1 9 9 8 , ▁the ▁case ▁was ▁settled ▁out