Claimant that Harvey Weinstein sexually assaulted her, Julia Ormond filed a lawsuit

Julia Ormond, who starred in films with Brad Pitt and Harrison Ford in the 1990s before her fame faded, sued Harvey Weinstein on Wednesday for sexually assaulting her in 1995 and hurting her career.

Ormond also accuses the Walt Disney Company, Miramax, and her former agents of knowing Weinstein was a problem but doing nothing about it. She filed the case in Manhattan state Supreme Court under the Adult Survivors Act, a law passed last year that allows sexual assault victims to file late.

Ormond claims in her suit that she met Weinstein in 1994 as a rising star. She says she discussed scripts and projects with him and signed a production deal with Miramax, where he was co-chairman, in 1995. He allegedly sexually assaulted her in December 1995 after a business meeting and then retaliated weeks later, hurting her career.

The British actress says she told her U.S. agents, Creative Artists Agency, but was advised not to sue. She claims CAA, Disney, and Miramax knew Weinstein was dangerous to women but did nothing to help her.

The 2020 New York rape and sexual assault conviction of Weinstein, 71, put him in prison. He was convicted of another Los Angeles rape last year. He appealed both convictions.