Danny Elfman was SwedenLast year by a woman who claimed the composer sexually abused her between 1997 and 2002. The claim has now been dismissed. Rolling Stone reports. In court documents seen by Pitchfork, Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Lisa K. to present evidence of sexual assault and failed to comply with statutes of limitations on multiple charges.
In the original complaint, the plaintiff claimed she met Elfman at a house party when she was 21 and the composer was 47. He claimed that between 1997 and 2002, there were occasions when Elfman went around naked and naked. expose his genitals to him. The lawsuit also alleged that Elfman sometimes slept naked in the same bed next to a fully clothed Du when he was between apartments and lived in her home in 1998. In addition, the complaint detailed an incident in 2002 when Elfman allegedly told Doi. “Every time you’ve ever slept next to me, I’ll be gyrating next to you.”
In an Aug. 13 motion for summary judgment, Elfman’s camp argued: “Plaintiff’s allegation that Elfman undressed in her presence and groped while she slept did not constitute sexual harassment as a matter of law, so Plaintiff’s claims are fatally flawed.” The composer’s lawyers also called Doe’s claims “speculative statements that it is possible that she may have been sexually assaulted.” In addition, they pointed to a number of expired statutes of limitations related to Dow’s claims.
On Wednesday, September 4, Judge Sepe-Wiesenfeld ruled in Elfman’s favor. Jeff Anderson, one of Dow’s attorneys, said: Rolling Stone“We are disappointed, but not shocked, that the court found that the law does not allow his case to proceed.”
Before the Jane Doe XX protest, Elfman was Sweden by composer Nomi Abadi, who claimed Elfman failed to pay two installments of $42,500 of the $830,000 settlement. The agreement involved Abadi accusing Elfman of multiple incidents of sexual assault that allegedly occurred in 2016, filing a report with the Los Angeles Police Department the following year.
Abadin earlier this year Sweden Elfman for defamation for statements he made a Rolling Stone interview In 2023, Abadi accused Elfman of violating a non-disclosure agreement entered into during their original settlement.
The respective attorneys for Jane Doe XX and Danny Elfman did not return multiple requests for comment from Pitchfork.
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