HOLLYWOOD, Calif. — Casey Affleck is being sued for sexual harassment by a producer on his forthcoming documentary about his brother-in-law Joaquin Phoenix's bid to become a rap star.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, Amanda White filed the $2 million lawsuit Friday in Los Angeles. The producer alleges she encountered "uninvited and unwelcome sexual advances in the workplace" while working on I'm Still Here: The Lost Year of Joaquin Phoenix.
In the suit, White alleges she was prevented from going to her bedroom during shooting in Costa Rica because "Affleck and Phoenix locked themselves in her bedroom with two women." She also claims she had to endure "an impromptu shoot in a Las Vegas hotel room filled with hookers and transvestites."
White also alleges that Affleck once tried to manipulate her to spend the night with him in his hotel room.
Affleck, who is married to Phoenix's sister Summer, is denying White's claims and threatening to countersue.
"The allegations brought upon our clients are preposterous and without merit," Michael Plonsker, a litigator for Affleck and his production company Flemmy Prods, tells the trade publication. "Ms. White was terminated from the production over a year ago. She and her lawyers believe that this maliciously and erroneously filed complaint will cause the producers to succumb to her outrageous and baseless demands. She is mistaken. The complaint will be vigorously defended and cross-claims will be filed against her."
White has a long work history with Affleck, including the Academy Award-winning film Good Will Hunting, which also starred his older brother, Ben.
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