Michael Moore criticizes the ex-wife's trial as a "smear campaign"

Documentary filmmaker Michael Moore claims that his ex-wife's lawsuit against him is a malicious attempt to execute a sealing order in their current arbitration case in Michigan to "stain" Moore in the press, according to new documents court.

Kathleen Glynn, who is also a filmmaker and has worked on many projects with Moore, divorced in 2014 after 23 years of marriage.

Earlier this month, Glynn filed a lawsuit against Moore at the Manhattan Supreme Court, claiming he was currently charging him profits on their joint film projects.

Moore's lawyer, Kenneth Warner, wrote Friday that Glynn had filed a lawsuit to release information that would have remained secret and confidential if their case had stayed in the Michigan court.

It was an attempt to "smear" [Moore] in the press with his false allegations, "said Warner, highlighting The Post's exclusive coverage of the lawsuit.

The lawsuit is "an act of utter disrespect at the Michigan circuit court," the court said, noting that the decisions in the New York case could conflict with the ongoing lawsuit in Michigan, Warner said. .

She "included free very personal and confidential information in her petition in an apparent effort to increase public visibility and try to embarrass [Moore]"Writes Warner.

The fact that the case revealed that Moore's negative tax returns to the IRS in 2014 and 2016 had "no legitimate purpose," according to court documents.

The pair collaborated on some of Moore's most famous documentaries, such as "Bowling for Columbine" on the Columbine High School Massacre and "Fahrenheit 9/11".

Moore also released a documentary in September titled "Fahrenheit 11/9".

Moore claims in court records that Glynn "maliciously filed" on September 6, 2018, the day of the world premiere of [Moore’s] most recent film, Fahrenheit 11/9 ", where he opened at the Toronto Film Festival, according to court documents.

A lawyer from Glynn refused to comment.

The first date of hearing in the case is set for October 4, but it is not known if Moore and Glynn will be present.