Bridget Fonda’s husband Danny Elfman is accused of sexual abuse by a second woman in new lawsuit… five years after the first accusation
Five years after film composer Danny Elfman was first accused of sexual abuse, another woman has come forward with similar claims.
Elfman, 70, who married former actress Bridget Fonda in 2003, is accused of sexually assaulting a Maryland woman between 1997 and 2002, via The Hollywood Reporter.
The unidentified woman, known only as Jane Doe XX, is suing Elfman and his company, Musica de la Muerta, for sexual assault, gender violence, intentional infliction of emotional distress, sexual harassment and negligence.”
Elfman’s spokesperson said in a statement: “The allegations of misconduct against Mr. Elfman are baseless and absurd. His legal team is assessing all options and he will vigorously defend these claims in court.”
The lawsuit alleges that the plaintiff met Elfman at a party in April 1997, when she was a 21-year-old student at the New York Film Academy, and Elfman was 47.
Come forward: Five years after film composer Danny Elfman was first accused of sexual assault, another woman has come forward with similar claims
Couple: Elfman, 70, who married former actress Bridget Fonda in 2003 (seen with Elfman in 2009), is accused of sexually assaulting a Maryland woman between 1997 and 2002, via The Hollywood Reporter
She added that he would invite her to various industry events, ask her opinion on films and music and treat her as “an advisor and protege.”
The lawsuit also alleges that whenever she was alone with Elfman, he “removed all his clothing until he was completely naked and walked around naked in front of the plaintiff, exposing his genitals.”
“Defendant Elfman told plaintiff this was the only way he could work, be creative and be successful,” the complaint alleges.
Plaintiff believed that “she had no choice but to always comply with his requests, and Plaintiff believed that this was a condition of continuing their relationship.”
He also took her to film scoring sessions for Good Will Hunting and invited her to stay at his home in Topanga Canyon, California, while she looked for an apartment in LA.
She added that he often slept in the same bed as Elfman, while he was completely naked and she was fully clothed, often on top of the covers.
When Elfman allegedly told her in 2002, “Every time you ever slept next to me, I would masturbate next to you,” she ended the relationship.
The new lawsuit is similar to composer Noma Abadi, who sued Elfman in 2018, although the lawsuit was settled. Abadi then sued Elfman in July for failing to pay in full the settlement agreement reached in 2018, with Elfman still owed $85,000 of the $835,000 settlement.
Nude: The lawsuit also alleges that whenever she was alone with Elfman, he “removed all his clothing until he was completely naked, and walked around naked in front of the plaintiff, exposing his genitals.”
Only way: ‘Defendant Elfman told plaintiff this was the only way he could work, be creative, and be successful,’ the complaint alleges
Scoring: He also took her to film scoring sessions for Good Will Hunting and invited her to stay at his home in Topanga Canyon, California while she looked for an apartment in LA
The first lawsuit filed by Abadi in 2018 alleged that Elfman exposed himself and masturbated in front of her on many occasions, also citing a 2017 police report accusing Elfman of indecent exposure.
The 2018 police report and lawsuit were previously not reported until July Rolling stone reported about it for the first time.
After Jane Doe XX first heard about the original lawsuit, she contacted Abadi’s attorney mentioned in the piece, Jeff Anderson.
Anderson says Jane Doe XX told him, “The similarities are so striking. Around the same age, both ambitious in the entertainment industry, who looked to him as a powerful mentor and trusted him and were not in a position to recognize that they were both being used and abused.”
The plaintiff claims damages,including but not limited to medical and incidental expenses and loss of income.”
A year after the accuser’s relationship with Elfman ended, the composer became engaged to Bridget Fonda and they married in November, sharing 18-year-old son Oliver.