Disney & CAA Want Out Of Julia Ormond’s Suit Over Harvey Weinstein 1995 Sexual Assault; “Blame On The Wrong Defendant,” Uberagency Says

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle shocked the world when they announced their dramatic exit from the Royal Family almost four years ago.

“By 2022, many people in management were aware of Gonzales’s egregious conduct and what he did to Plaintiff,” alleges a sexual assault suit filed yesterday by a current Disney employee against the Mouse House, its ex-VP Distribution Nolan Gonzales and various former Fox assets. “Plaintiff overheard a chairperson at Disney say that Gonzales was a pervert and that other women at the company felt the same way,” the jury trial seeking complaint bluntly adds.

Michaela Zee Nigel Lythgoe has become the subject of an investigation led by Sony Pictures Television’s 19 Entertainment, which co-produces “So You Think You Can Dance” with Dick Clark Productions, an insider tells Variety. Sony declined to comment on the investigation. The executive producer of “So You Think You Can Dance” and “American Idol” was recently hit by two sexual assault lawsuits, including one filed by Paula Abdul on Dec.

Nigel Lythgoe has been hit with ANOTHER sexual assault lawsuit.

Thania Garcia T.I. and his wife Tiny Harris are being accused of drugging and sexually assaulting a woman they allegedly lured into a Los Angeles hotel room in 2005. In the complaint filed Tuesday in Los Angeles, and first reported by Rolling Stone, a Jane Doe accuser claims she met the reality TV stars, T.I.

Gene Maddaus Senior Media Writer Nigel Lythgoe, the producer behind “So You Think You Can Dance” and “American Idol,” was hit with a second sexual assault suit on Tuesday, days after he was sued by Paula Abdul, who had worked as a judge on both shows. In the new lawsuit, Lythgoe faces allegations from two contestants on “All American Girl,” a competition show that aired on ABC in 2003. The women, identified in the suit as Jane Doe K.G.

Coronation Street has confirmed the reason behind Harvey Gaskell's return - and it's not looking good for Damon Hay. It was revealed earlier this year that Damon was the brother of killer and drug kingpin Harvey as he made an appearance in Weatherfield and reunited with his son, Jacob Hay.

Nigel Lythgoe has issued his first formal statement after being accused of sexual assault and harassment by former colleague Paula Abdul.

Paula Abdul has filed a lawsuit against American Idol and So You Think You Can Dance producer Nigel Lythgoe alleging that he sexually assaulted her.Abdul has made a series of claims during her time hosting both shows in the suit, which was filed in Los Angeles yesterday (December 29), including sexual assault/battery, sexual harassment, gender violence and negligence.Lythgoe is yet to comment on the claims and NME has contacted American Idol for comment.Abdul alleged that before taking on the role of one of the judges on American Idol, she met with several of the show’s executives in 2001.During that meeting, Abdul claims that Lythgoe “verbally insulted and belittled” her, calling her a “has been” who “probably wouldn’t be known by the show’s contestants”, reports Rolling Stone.Despite her claims, she went on to join the show in April 2002. But Abdul alleged that she was discriminated against and paid less than her fellow male judges and that Lythgoe and the show’s production bullied her.According to the lawsuit, during one of the show’s “initial seasons” Lythgoe allegedly sexually assaulted her in the elevator of a hotel room they were staying at while traveling for one of the show’s auditions.It went on: “Lythgoe shoved Abdul against the wall, then grabbed her genitals and breasts, and began shoving his tongue down her throat.

Jermaine Jackson is being sued for allegedly sexually assaulting a woman in 1988.The lawsuit for sexual battery, battery, sexual assault and negligence was filed by Rita Butler Barrett on Wednesday (December 27) at Los Angeles County Superior Court. Jackson’s company Jermaine L.

EXCLUSIVE: With the 10th edition of the College Football Playoff set to cap off a high-rated season starting on New Year’s Day, Disney says advertising inventory is nearly sold out for the semifinals and championship.

Ellie Goulding has voiced her thoughts on how #MeToo has made the music industry safer.The #MeToo movement first gained traction in October 2017 after various women came forward with allegations of sexual abuse against Harvey Weinstein, who was later convicted and jailed for two counts of rape and sexual assault in New York in 2020. It led to a reckoning across the entertainment industry, with more women coming forward with their experiences with other powerful male figures.In a new interview on Radio 4, the singer explained that the industry has implemented better protection for younger artists than it had when she first began her career in 2010.

to TMZ, Christmas Day is still special for some of the most infamous faces behind bars, including reality stars, musicians and one disgraced former producer. From Cornish hens to pies, here’s a run down of what some celebrity inmates had on Christmas Day 2023. Kelly, 56, was found guilty of sex trafficking, racketeering, and in 2022, the “I Believe I Can Fly” singer was convicted of three child pornography charges and three charges of enticing a minor.

Vin Diesel was just accused of sexual assault by a former assistant and now the actor is denying the allegations.

A former assistant to Vin Diesel has accused the actor of sexually molesting her in Atlanta during the filming of Fast Five in 2010 and then firing her in retaliation soon afterward.

Gene Maddaus Senior Media Writer CAA and Disney are fighting back against Julia Ormond‘s claim that they acted as enablers for Harvey Weinstein and failed to protect her from being sexually assaulted. Ormond rose to fame in the mid-90s, appearing in “Legends of the Fall” and “Sabrina.” She has alleged that Weinstein lured her to a business meeting in December 1995, then sexually assaulted her at her apartment in New York.

Police have released CCTV pictures of a man they want to speak to after a woman was reportedly sexually assaulted on a train to Manchester.

Gene Maddaus Senior Media Writer A judge has thrown out a lawsuit that accused Warren Beatty of coercing a teenage girl into sex in 1973, after the plaintiff’s attorney backed out of the case. Kristina Charlotte Hirsch filed the suit in November 2022 under a California law that temporarily suspended the statute of limitations for victims of child sexual abuse.

succumbed to a “brief illness” earlier this week.Braugher’s death on Monday (December 11) was confirmed by his longtime rep Jennifer Allen. Braugher was best known for playing Captain Raymond Holt in the hit NBC comedy Brooklyn Nine-Nine among other roles. He was 61.Now, it has been revealed that Braugher died of lung cancer, per his publicist’s confirmation to Variety.

Brooklyn Nine-Nine and Homicide: Life On The Street actor André Braugher died from lung cancer a few months after he was diagnosed with the disease, his representative confirmed to Deadline Thursday.