Ex-Spider Man Producer Slams Bono & The Edge

Taymor, who had been described by U2 guitarist The Edge as being "overwraught" and "exhausted" before she was sacked earlier this year, told Esquire magazine: "There's no doubt by the end of February, when I felt all of this stuff happening, that I was exhausted by that, but not by the show and not by the inspiration I was getting from the actors."

She then went on to add: "What was exhausting was the fact that the producers were absent... Those people weren't there, so how does Bono know? I'm sorry."

She also refuted the criticisms that The Edge made of her, saying: "I think that those were important to paint a picture of a director who you needed to release in order to make this big change. I had to be characterized that way in order for something to happen."

Taymor is suing the producers of Spider-Man: Turn Off The Dark for over $1 million (£621,000) after claiming that her creative rights have been violated and that she hasn't been paid appropriately for her work.

Spider Man: Turn Off The Dark is the most expensive musical in history, costing an estimated $70m