A NINETIES Brit film star is suing Harvey Weinstein for sexual battery after he allegedly lured her into giving him a massage.
Julia Ormond claims that the jailed movie mogul assaulted her after a business dinner in 1995.
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She said that Weinstein lured her into giving him a massage before forcing her to perform sex acts.
Weinstein, who has been jailed for rape and accused of sexual assault by more than 100 women, denied Ormond’s allegations.
The actress is best known for her roles in Nineties films Legends of the Fall, First Knight and Smilla’s Sense of Snow.
She is suing Weinstein as well as CAA, Miramax and the Walt Disney Company.
Ormond claims that she told her CAA agents Bryan Lourd and Kevin Huvane about the alleged assault – but they warned her against speaking out.
A lawsuit filed on Wednesday reads: “The men at CAA who represented Ormond knew about Weinstein.
“So too did Weinstein’s employers at Miramax and Disney.
“Brazenly, none of these prominent companies warned Ormond that Weinstein had a history of assaulting women.
“He was too important, too powerful, and made them too much money.”
Ormond told Variety: “Obviously, Harvey Weinstein is in jail and is going to be in jail for a very long time.
“I personally don’t believe that Harvey could have done this without enablers.
“And for me, that is the layer that you have to get down to, in terms of the root cause.”
Weinstein’s lawyer Imran Ansari said: “Harvey Weinstein categorically denies the allegations made against him by Julia Ormond.
“He is prepared to vehemently defend himself. This is yet another example of a complaint filed against Mr Weinstein after the passing of decades.
“He is confident that the evidence will not support Ms. Ormond’s claims.”
Ormond is suing Weinstein for sexual battery, CAA for negligence and breach of fiduciary duty, and the Walt Disney Company and Miramax for negligent supervision and retention.
Harry Goodwin
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