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Director James Toback, who was among the first to be singled out in the #MeToo scandal in 2017, was ordered on Wednesday to pay $1.68 billion after a sexual assault trial in New York.

Toback, 80, was accused of abusing his power in the film industry to sexually assault women across four decades. 40 women testified at the seven-day trial, resulting in what their attorneys believe to be the largest sex assault verdict in state history.

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Bella Thorne Accuses Mickey Rourke of On-Set Misconduct: ‘So Many Gross Stories of Things He Made Me Go Through’

Rourke says he "adamantly denies any intentional misconduct."

Bella Thorne has accused fellow actor Mickey Rourke of on-set misconduct, following his recent homophobia scandal involving singer JoJo Siwa.

In several social media posts shared on Friday, Thorne claimed there were “so many gross stories of things” that Rourke made her endure while filming a project together. Although she did not name the project, Thorne and Rourke previously worked together on the 2020 thriller “Girl.”

“This fucking dude. GROSS. I had to work with this man – In a scene where I’m on my knees with my hands zip-tied around my back. He’s supposed to take a metal grinder to my knee cap and instead he used it on my genitals thru my jeans. Hitting them over and over again. I had bruises on my pelvic bone,” Thorne wrote on her Instagram Story, which she also reposted on her X account. “Working with Mickey was one of the all-time worst experiences of my life working as an actress.”

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In several social media posts shared on Friday, Thorne claimed there were “so many gross stories of things” that Rourke made her endure while filming a project together. Although she did not name the project, Thorne and Rourke previously worked together on the 2020 thriller “Girl.”

“This fucking dude. GROSS. I had to work with this man – In a scene where I’m on my knees with my hands zip-tied around my back. He’s supposed to take a metal grinder to my knee cap and instead he used it on my genitals thru my jeans. Hitting them over and over again. I had bruises on my pelvic bone,” Thorne wrote on her Instagram Story, which she also reposted on her X account. “Working with Mickey was one of the all-time worst experiences of my life working as an actress.”

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Smokey Robinson has been sued by former female employees alleging sexual battery, assault and false imprisonment. The women are asking for a trial with general damages for several allegations of no less than $50 million.

Four Jane Does filed a suit against Robinson and his wife Frances in Los Angeles Superior Court on Tuesday, all making similar claims that Robinson sexually assaulted them during their employment as housekeepers at his Chatsworth, CA, residence.


The women also said that Frances created a hostile work environment by using “ethnically pejorative words and language” while screaming at Robinson, and that she did not take proper action to prevent misconduct despite knowledge that he’d settled cases from previous women alleging similar assaults.

Representatives for Robinson did not immediately respond to Variety‘s request for comment.

The lawsuit, reviewed by Variety, details four Doe’s experiences working for Robinson. The first Doe was employed from Jan. 2023 through Feb. 2024 before she was forced to resign due to repeated assault and harassment. The suit claims that she worked on weekends, when Robinson typically took Frances to the nail salon and would speed home to be alone with Doe. Once there, he called her into his bedroom and locked the door, and after showering began sexually assaulting her despite her protests. The suit claims he assaulted her at least seven times.

The second Doe worked for Robinson from May 2014 until Feb. 2020 and was assaulted on at least 23 different occasions. The alleged assaults began in the latter part of 2016, when he texted her to meet her at areas of his residence where closed-circuit cameras were not placed. Upon arrival, he would “immediately grab her and begin to penetrate her vagina with his fingers, causing her excruciating pain, and then would proceed to rape her.” The suit also says that he “would enjoy ejaculating all over [her] face, much to his satisfaction and her abject humiliation.”


Robinson employed the third Doe from Feb. 2012 until April 2024, who claimed similar allegations as the first Doe and says she was repeatedly raped at least 20 times. In one instance, when she resisted his advances, he offered her $500 for oral sex, which she refused. The fourth Doe worked as Frances’ personal assistant and chef from Oct. 2006 through April 2024, and says she was first assaulted in 2007 when she accompanied Robinson to his Las Vegas home.

All Does state that they did not take action against Robinson for fear of losing their livelihood, familial reprisal or embarrassment. Some of them were fearful it could affect their immigration status.

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The second Doe worked for Robinson from May 2014 until Feb. 2020 and was assaulted on at least 23 different occasions.
The suit also says that he “would enjoy ejaculating all over [her] face, much to his satisfaction and her abject humiliation.”

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• Michael Pitt, star of Boardwalk Empire, is facing nine criminal charges in a grand jury indictment filed in Brooklyn
  
• The incidents occurred back in 2020 and 2021, and include claims or oral sex without consent, forcible touching, and assault using a four-by-four
  
• Pitt entered a not guilty plea to all nine counts and his lawyers said he will be vindicated in court
  

Michael Pitt is facing a number of criminal charges after being arraigned in a Brooklyn courtroom last week.

The Boardwalk Empire star was arrested on May 2 and arraigned later that same day according to court records.

A copy of the grand jury indictment obtained by PEOPLE shows that the alleged incidents occurred on four dates between April 2020 and August 2021.

It is unclear if the alleged victim is the same person in every incident as all names have been redacted in the indictment.

Pitt entered a not guilty plea to all nine counts.

On or around April 19, 2020, prosecutors allege Pitt touched his finger to the anus and vagina of an individual "by means of forcible compulsion," per the indictment.

On Aug. 5, 2020, Pitt allegedly engaged in oral sex with an individual by means of forcible compulsion and without their consent according to the indictment. That same day he also allegedly assaulted an individual with a piece of wood.

In June 2021, Pitt allegedly attempted to cause harm to an individual with a cinderblock. He then allegedly strangled someone that August.

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and assault using a four-by-four

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