“Legends of the Fall” actress Julia Ormond, 58, is suing Harvey Weinstein, Miramax, Disney and the CAA, claiming the rapist forced her to perform oral sex in 1995 — “and effectively blacklisted her from Hollywood.”
- British actress Julia Ormond is suing Harvey Weinstein for sexual harassment over an alleged incident after a business dinner in 1995
- Ormond’s lawsuit also targets CAA, The Walt Disney Company and Miramax for allegedly enabling his behavior
- The Legends of the Fall star said he tricked her into giving him a massage before climbing on top of her, masturbating and forcing her to perform oral sex
British actress Julia Ormond is suing Harvey Weinstein for sexual harassment.
Ormond’s lawsuit targets not only the disgraced producer, but also CAA, the Walt Disney Company and Miramax for allegedly “outrageously” enabling his behavior.
In the case filed Wednesday morning in New York Supreme Court, the 58-year-old alleges that Weinstein sexually assaulted her after a work lunch in 1995.
The Legends of the Fall star said he tricked her into giving him a massage before climbing on top of her, masturbating and forcing her to perform oral sex.
Ormond said she told her agents – Bryan Lourd and Kevin Huvane – about the alleged attack, but they warned her not to comment.
According to Variety, British actress Julia Ormond is suing Harvey Weinstein for sexual harassment
In addition to disgraced producer Weinstein (pictured), Ormond’s lawsuit also targets CAA, The Walt Disney Company and Miramax for allegedly enabling his behavior
The two are the current co-chairs of the CAA and are named in the lawsuit – although they are not targeted as defendants.
Ormond is instead suing the LA-based talent and sports agency for negligence and breach of fiduciary duty.
She also accuses Miramax, the company Weinstein founded with his brother, and the Walt Disney Company as its owner in the 1990s of negligent oversight and restraint.
Ormond names several of the company’s former executives in the lawsuit – including former Disney CEO Michael Eisner and former chairman Jeffrey Katzenberg – but they are not targeted as defendants.
“The men at CAA who represented Ormond knew about Weinstein. “So did Weinstein’s employers at Miramax and Disney,” the lawsuit says.
“Outrageously, none of these prominent companies warned Ormond that Weinstein had a history of attacking women because he was too important, too powerful, and made them too much money.”