Judiciary
Allegation of sexual assault: Lawsuit against director Schrader
Paul Schrader wrote scripts on cult films such as “Taxi Driver” and is also known as a director. Now his former assistant raises serious accusations against him, which he denied.
The former assistant of the US filmmaker Paul Schrader accuses him of a lawsuit sexual harassment and sexual assault. US media report that, citing court documents.
According to the accusation, Schrader is said to have repeatedly and physically molested the 26 -year -old woman from May 2021 to September 2024. His lawyer Phillip Kessler rejected the allegations, as several US media reported.
Known for script of “Taxi Driver” and own films
Schrader wrote the screenplays for several cult films by Martin Scorsese, such as “Taxi Driver”. He is also known as a director.
Among other things, Schrader is said to have tried to kiss the woman during the film festival in Cannes 2024 in his hotel room and captured them there. Several days later, he quoted her under the wrong pretext and exposed himself, reports the US broadcaster NBC and the magazine “Variety”.
In Cannes, Schrader presented his latest film “Oh, Canada” (no German theatrical release). The drama is occupied with Richard Gere, Uma Thurman and Jacob Elordi.
Dispute over a suspected comparison
The former employee set up the lawsuit at the New York court because the 78 -year -old director did not comply with an extrajudicial comparison with her.
Schrader’s lawyer Kessler told the “Hollywood Reporter” that it was a “desperate, opportunistic and reckless lawsuit for enforcing a comparison that was never signed by Schrader”. The presumption of innocence applies until the final conviction.
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Source: Stern
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