Abigail Breslin accused Aaron Eckhart of behaving “aggressively, demeaning and unprofessional” toward her during the making of the film Classified, and “refusing to be alone” with the actor.
Producers of the film have taken note of the “wild” claims in an $80,000 lawsuit they filed against the 27-year-old actress, who did not sign a contract allowing them to release the film. The explosion reported Thursday after reviewing legal documents.
Producers from Dream Team Studio and WM Holdings said in legal documents filed in Los Angeles County Superior Court that an internal investigation found there was no evidence to support the allegations, the outlet reported.
In legal documents, producers said that “during production, the entire production almost came to a standstill when Breslin advised Eckhart’s production of aggressive, demeaning and unprofessional behavior, which she said placed her in danger at several times.
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Producers said the Oscar-nominated actress’ demands added significant costs to their bottom line.
The latest: Abigail Breslin, 27, accused Aaron Eckhart, 55, of behaving “aggressively, demeaning and unprofessional” toward her while they were making the movie Classified, and “refusing to be alone” with the actor. Pictured in LA in October
“In order for production to proceed,” producers said in court filings, “Breslin refused to be alone with Eckhart in several scenes and expensive adjustments had to be made by production to meet Breslin’s demands, otherwise Breslin wouldn’t do that. continue to fulfill its contractual obligations.’
The Little Miss Sunshine actress also wrote a letter to SAG-AFTRA criticizing Mr. Eckhart’s behavior and expressing her “fear” about his behavior.
Producers said in legal documents that they took the allegations seriously and ordered an investigation into Eckhart’s conduct.
“Because of the obligation under the SAG-AFTRA Adherence Letter, which requires a signatory of the producer to ‘provide a safe set,'” the producers told the court, “the on-set producer ultimately prepared a report based on a detailed investigation into Breslin’s problems.
claims and conduct, and he filed the report.”
A producer identified in legal documents as Mr. Georgiev “found no evidence to support Breslin’s wild, hysterical and imaginary allegations against Eckhart,” producers said in legal documents: Rolling stone reported.
The film stars Eckhart as Evan Shaw, “a CIA assassin who exclusively uses the classified section of various newspapers to receive his orders (who) suddenly learns from his estranged daughter that his division has actually been closed for years,” according to the film. An iMDb short content.
In May, Deadline reported that the film – directed by Roel Reiné and starring Tim Roth, Matt Hookings, Myles Clohessy and Kim DeLonghi – completed principal photography while on location in Malta.
Producers said in court documents that Breslin’s “misleading” and “unnecessary accommodations” added more than $80,000 to the costs.
The Little Miss Sunshine actress also wrote a letter to SAG-AFTRA criticizing Mr. Eckhart’s behavior and expressing her “fear” about his behavior.
The actress, pictured in February in Santa Barbara, California, was named in an $80,000 lawsuit brought against her by producers of the film Classified
Breslin’s signing of the contract was essential before the film’s release and to claim the tax benefits offered by Malta, the producers said.
Producers said Breslin’s team asked for $35,000 to sign the contracts that would allow them to release the film, in a demand they likened to “extortion.”
Producers also told the court that there were possible “delivery issues” with scenes in which Breslin and Eckhart appeared together.
Breslin’s “refusal” to sign the contract, the producers said, “has completely jeopardized the financial well-being of the production, including entering into distribution agreements and supplying under the terms of existing distribution agreements.”
An attorney for the producers named Jeffrey Konvitz told Rolling Stone that if the actress does not sign the agreement, “delivery cannot occur or the tax credit fails due to her unsigned agreement, damages will be enormous based on the interference claim.” ‘
Breslin’s representative told me Rolling stone that she was “unaware of any action brought against her and no legal notice of any kind has been served on her.”
The actress “categorically denies all allegations and unequivocally stands by the statement she provided in confidence to SAG.”