A judge on Monday allowed Julia Ormond to proceed with her allegations that Disney and CAA failed to protect her from Harvey Weinstein in the mid-1990s.
Julia Ormond Sues Harvey Weinstein for Assault; Accuses CAA, Disney, Miramax of Enabling
Manhattan District Court Judge Suzanne J. Adams denied the companies' motions to dismiss the lawsuit, which alleges the entertainment conglomerate and the agency enabled Weinstein's predatory behavior because he "made them too much money."
Ormond sued the companies last October, alleging that Weinstein sexually assaulted her in New York in December 1995. CAA represented Ormond at the time and had negotiated a deal for her with Weinstein's company, Miramax, which was owned by Disney. Miramax was also named as a defendant.
The British actress, who rose to fame in the mid-'90s with starring roles in "Sabrina" and "Legends of the Fall," claims her CAA agents, Bryan Lourd and Kevin Huvane, discouraged her from reporting the incident after the attack, saying it would damage her career and she wouldn't be believed.
