Mr.Weinsteins abusive conduct toward others has caused no end of damage to aspiring actors and others in the film and entertainment industry, said Judd, who is donating any money recovered in the suit to charity. As my experience and the experience of others shows, even a few false statements from Mr. Weinstein could destroy potentially career-changing professional opportunities. Its time that Mr. Weinstein be held accountable for that conduct and for the ways in which hes damaged careers.
Todays filing comes as Weinsteins former company, The Weinstein Company, is in Chapter 11 bankruptcy, awaiting bidder submissions for the right to take over the film and TV producer-financier. The company was decimated soon after a pair of Weinstein exposes alleging decades of sexual harassment and abuse appeared in October 2017 first in theNew York Timesand then theNew Yorker. Judd was a key component of theNYTstory.
Weinstein, who was fired by the TWC board of directors in October, is under investigation in Los Angeles, New York, London and Beverly Hills for alleged sexual assault. As many as 100 women of have come forward since last Octobers bombshell reporting, though he has denied throughout via his spokesperson any allegations of non-consensualsex.
With those baseless smears, Weinstein succeeded in blacklisting Ms. Judd and destroying her ability to work on what became a multibillion-dollar franchise with 17 Academy Award wins and
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It adds: The pathetic reality, however, was that Weinstein was retaliating against Ms. Judd for rejecting his sexual demands approximately one year earlier, when he cornered her in a hotel room under the guise of discussing business. A self-described benevolent dictator who has bragged that I can be scary, Weinstein used his power in the entertainment industry to damage Ms. Judds reputation and limit her ability to find work.
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My legal complaint. I am suing for economic remedy due to damage done to my career as a result of sexual harassment. Financial recuperation goes toso that American workers who experince sexual harassment & retaliation have help.
ashley judd (@AshleyJudd)April 30, 2018
many more nominations, the suit reads.
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Weinsteins representatives issued the following statement in response Judds lawsuit:
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The most basic investigation of the facts will reveal that Mr. Weinstein neither defamed Ms. Judd nor ever interfered with Ms. Judds career, and instead not only championed her work but also repeatedly approved her casting for two of his movies over the next decade. The actual facts will show that Mr. Weinstein was widely known for having fought for Ms. Judd as his first choice for the lead role inGood Will Huntingand, in fact, arranged for Ms. Judd to fly to New York to be considered for the role. Thereafter, Ms. Judd was hired for not one, but two of Mr. Weinsteins movies,Fridain 2002 andCrossing Overwith Harrison Ford in 2009. We look forward to a vigorous defense of these claims.
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The suits claims partly hinge on the news reports about Peter Jackson and Fran Walsh wanting to cast Judd in theirLord of the Ringsmovies backed by Weinsteins Miramax in 1998. The suit says that, in retaliation for Judd rebuffing Weinstein, he torpedoed Ms. Judds incredible professional opportunity when he told Jackson and Walsh that [his] studio had had a bad experience with Ms. Judd, and that Ms. Judd was a nightmare to work with and should be avoided at all costs.
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At the time the allegedLOTRconversations surrounding Judd and fellow Weinstein accuser Mira Sorvino surfaced via Jackson, a Weinstein spokesman denied he blacklisted Judd, saying New Line not Miramax had casting authority.
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UPDATED with statement from Weinsteins rep:Ashley Juddhas filed a lawsuit againstHarvey Weinsteinalleging that his pattern of retaliation, defamation, and sabotage against women who refused his sexual advances damaged her career.
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