Apple sued over sexual harassment allegations on 'Emancipation' movie

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Apple is among the companies being sued for alleged sexual harassment during the production of Apple TV+ movie, "Emanicipation," starring Will Smith.

Apple acquired the rights to distribute "Emancipation" in what's believed to have been a $120 million deal. Unlike "CODA," however, the company bought the film before it was made, so it also had a role in the production -- and consequently is part of the new lawsuit.

According to a new lawsuit, Apple, Lionsgate Entertainment Inc, and Jerry Bruckheimer Inc, are being jointly sued by Alicia Kelly. "Emancipation" saw its filming stopped by the coronavirus, and Kelly was hired in a COVID support post.

Kelly's suit covers the period from October 20220 when she was hired on the TV series "Hightown," then moved to "Emancipation" in a similar role from March 2021.

By this point, she claims Apple was moving production of the film from Georgia to New Orleans. As previously reported, the move was in response to Georgia's introduction of a new, more restrictive voting law.

Kelly says that prior to this move, her boss on the film sexually assaulted her.

Her suit also claims multiple cases of sexual harassment over both "Hightown" and "Emancipation." As seen by Bloomberg, the suit says that Apple and the other companies failed in their "duty to exercise reasonable care in the supervision of its subsidiaries, contractors, sub-contractors, and their employees."

Apple and Jerry Bruckheimer's company have not commented publicly. Lionsgate declined to comment directly on the suit, but said that it has zero tolerance for harassment on its productions.

Kelly is also suing the Montrose Environmental Group over gender discrimination regarding unequal pay, and the Center for Toxicology & Environmental Health for wrongful dismissal.

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lkrupp

It’s what lawyers do. Sue everybody even remotely attached to the claim and see what sticks. However, all these claims sound a l lot like a disgruntled #MeToo trying to make a buck. We’ll see if she can prove what she claims but we won’t hear anymore for years.

But again with the misleading headline from AI. Only in the body of the article do we read that Apple is only one of numerous companies being sued.

Beats

“Gender discrimination” “unequal pay”

Sounds like feminist BS. When they’re not getting paid MORE it’s “unequal” even after signing a contract. 

JinTech

Beats said:

“Gender discrimination” “unequal pay”

Sounds like feminist BS. When they’re not getting paid MORE it’s “unequal” even after signing a contract. 

Assualt is not feminist BS. Your comment is completely out of line. Also if her male peers are male and getting paid more for the same job, that is indeed unequal.

sbdude

JinTech said:

Beats said:

“Gender discrimination” “unequal pay”

Sounds like feminist BS. When they’re not getting paid MORE it’s “unequal” even after signing a contract. 

Assualt is not feminist BS. Your comment is completely out of line. Also if her male peers are male and getting paid more for the same job, that is indeed unequal.

Notice how "assault" was left out of that list. Interesting that you inserted something that wasn't there to begin with to make your point. Try reading things at face value, rather than how you want to read it.

viclauyyc

So she sue everyone, but did she sue the guy who did it?

did she also sue US government? As it failed to protect the citizen? 

splif

sbdude said:

JinTech said:

Beats said:

“Gender discrimination” “unequal pay”

Sounds like feminist BS. When they’re not getting paid MORE it’s “unequal” even after signing a contract. 

Assualt is not feminist BS. Your comment is completely out of line. Also if her male peers are male and getting paid more for the same job, that is indeed unequal.

Notice how "assault" was left out of that list. Interesting that you inserted something that wasn't there to begin with to make your point. Try reading things at face value, rather than how you want to read it.

From the article. 

“Kelly says that prior to this move, her boss on the film sexually assaulted her.“

freeassociate2

Righty, because if all you dudes discounting this type of discrimination were categorically paid less due to your being male, you would never sue over it. The gender that invented and is pretty much behind every frivolous lawsuit ever, thinks this is just beyond the pale. Got news for ya’, men litigate the piss out of contracts all the time. So do companies. 

Also, do some research, for bog sake, “men” have been trying to enforce pay fairness for themselves for centuries. Now someone not male wants the same it’s some kind of plot to destroy civilization? (And it’s always civilization as the entrenched powers envision it.)

I really wish the editors would just turn off comments for these types of articles. None of the posters ever  have any relevant experience or expertise on these matters. 

ghostny05

Can someone add an update to this article.  She voluntarily dismissed the charges. Straight up lied about everything ! Text messages reveal everything.