Why Is Julia Ormond Suing Harvey Weinstein?

Actress Julia Ormond has filed a lawsuit against Harvey Weinstein, claiming that he sexually assaulted her in 1995 after a dinner in New York. As part of the suit, she is also seeking damages from Disney, Miramax, and her former talent agency which she says failed to protect her from abuse.

The case was filed in New York under a law that allows sex cases to be filed outside of the Statute of limitation. The suit argues that at the peak of her career, she and Weinstein returned from a business dinner to an apartment provided by the production company where “he stripped naked and forced her to perform oral sex on him”.

Weinstein is currently serving a 23-year prison sentence for rape.

Weintein’s attorney, Imran Ansaru told the Associated Press that his client “categorically denies the allegations made against him by Julia Ormond and he is prepared to vehemently defend himself”.