Harvey Weinstein and his past companies were sued in federal court in a class action on Wednesday, accused of assault, infliction of emotional distress and violation of a federal RICO statute designed to take down criminal enterprises.
The lawsuit represents a single Jane Doe actress, but is expected to quickly include dozens of other women who the lawsuit says were hurt by Weinstein’s decades of sexual misconduct. It also includes his former company, Miramax, and The Weinstein Company, which has cut ties with him.
“Plaintiff, and hundreds of other female actors like her, found themselves with Weinstein … at offices, in hotel rooms, or at rooms at industry functions,” says the lawsuit, which heavily cites news accounts about Weinstein (full text below).