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James Toback Ordered To Pay $1.68 Billion To Women Who Accused Him Of Sexual Harassment
A NY State jury ordered director James Toback to pay $1.68 Billion to 40 of the women who accused him of sexual assault, false imprisonment and psychological abuse.
But more importantly, It’s about taking power back from theabusers—and their and enablers—and returning it to those he tried to control and silence,” saidBrad Beckworth, lead counsel for the plaintiffs. Toback is the director of, among other films, Two Girls and a Guy, was Oscar-nominated for writing Warren Beatty’s Bugsy and most recently wrote and directed The Private Life of a Modern Woman, starring Sienna Miller and Alec Baldwin. Among the women on record with The LA Times in 2017 were Louise Post, guitarist and singer for rock band Veruca Salt; Starr Rinaldi, an aspiring actress approached by Toback 15 years ago in Central Park; and New York drama teacher, actor and playwright Karen Sklaire.
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