A spokesperson for Saks Global said the situation involving the City of Dallas and Neiman Marcus is "far more complicated" than the public has been led to believe.

The news comes after Neiman Marcus' parent company Saks Global last week doubled down on plans to close the 100-plus-year-old Downtown Dallas store in March.

The city says this could clear the way for Neiman to stay open in downtown Dallas but a lot of big questions remain.

Nearly a century ago, Neiman and Marcus signed a 99-year ground lease on a plot of land in Downtown Dallas owned by C.C. Slaughter, who was a close friend of both families. According to the release, Slaughter never intended to make money off of the lease, which never exceeded $400 per month. It had expired in January but was extended to March 31.

The portrait was by artist William A. Foley Jr., according to his widow, who also believes it should be returned.

Neiman Marcus will close its location in Downtown Dallas following nearly a decade of leasing disputes that a spokesperson said is "far more complicated" than it seems

The city of Dallas cleared up the supposed ground-lease dispute the parent company tried to use as an excuse to close the store.

A spokesperson for Saks Global says the city is trying to pressure the company into changing its plans by making ‘false and inaccurate’ statements to the media.