Farrah Fawcett, pictured in 2006 in Los Angeles, died last June from cancer. (Rene Macura/Associated Press)

The estate of the late actress Farrah Fawcett is suing the producer who collaborated on a documentary with her, claiming he misused her company's funds and had his creative control wrested from him by the actress.

The lawsuit, filed Friday in Los Angeles, says Craig J. Nevius may have embezzled "thousands of dollars" from Fawcett's company, Sweetened by Risk, and also exploited her by revealing privileged information about her fight with anal cancer.

The former Charlie's Angels actress died last June at age 62.

The lawsuit alleges that Nevius turned in a first cut of the documentary that was inadequate.

Documents indicate that NBC, which aired Farrah's Story, had to revamp the footage with help from Fawcett's longtime companion, Ryan O'Neal.

"These allegations lack merit and are a pathetic attempt to try to intimidate and further injure Mr. Nevius," said attorney Miles J. Feldman.

Producer sued for interference

In fact, Nevius sued O'Neal and Fawcett's friend Alana Stewart over the documentary last year. The case is still pending.

Nevius claims O'Neal, Stewart and Fawcett's business manager, Richard B. Francis, interfered with Nevius's role in Farrah's Story.

The documentary aired just prior to her death. Fawcett was diagnosed in 2006 with anal cancer, which spread to her liver. She unveiled that struggle in the film, saying she wanted to inspire others with her story.

"Cancer is my own private war. The strain, the nausea, the fever take turns challenging my strength, my mind and my spirit," she said in the TV special.

Friday's lawsuit states that Nevius worked on a reality TV series featuring the actress called Chasing Farrah and that the actress cut ties to him in early 2009.

It adds that Fawcett turned creative control of the film over to O'Neal because Nevius's first cut was deemed "wholly unacceptable" by the actress.

With files from The Associated Press