In the spring of 2018 at the earliest, Ashley Judd), and filed a suit against Harvey Weinstein, claiming defamation, libel, and sexual harassment. At the heart of the demand was an affirmation of the Right of that, it was in a discussion about what could have been a role in his career the the lord of the Rings the school, prior to mr. Weinstein to intervene and talk bad about the director, Peter Jackson.
“I have career opportunities. I lost my money. I’ve lost the status, prestige, and power in my career has been as a direct result of having been sexually and to exclude the sexual harassment,” said Judd. ABC News. Due to the alleged interference of Career, he said, their “careers” have been significantly reduced,” and added: “I do not know the right way.”
At the beginning of the following year, on the the news from the BBCthe judge presiding over the case dismissed the allegations of sexual assault from the Right on a technicality: the law mentioned in the application, it is only recently that it has been modified to include the producers and directors, it was not retroactive and, therefore, was not relevant to his claims. However, it is the decision of the court allowed that the Right to proceed with its claim for defamation. Next, the court of appeals reversed that decision in July 2020, in accordance with the The Associated Press, dictaminando that Weinstein was able to about the career of Judd, the one who gave the green light to proceed with her complaint of sexual harassment. At that time, mr. Weinstein has already led to several months of serving a prison sentence of 23 years after being found guilty of rape and sexual assault.