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‘His slave’: Studio lawyer says boss harassed, assaulted her

'His slave': Studio lawyer says boss harassed, assaulted her | iNFOnews.ca
Wendy Jaffe, the former executive vice president of legal affairs for Lionsgate, talks during an interview, Tuesday, July 24, 2018, in New York. Jaffe, a former lawyer at the movie studio behind "The Hunger Games," says a powerful boss she once viewed as a father figure demanded she be his slave and subjected her to nonconsensual sexual contact. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)

NEW YORK – A former lawyer at the movie studio behind “The Hunger Games” says a powerful boss she once viewed as a father figure demanded she be his slave and subjected her to nonconsensual sexual contact.

Lionsgate’s former executive vice-president of legal affairs says she kept quiet about general counsel Wayne Levin for years because she feared losing her job.

Wendy Jaffe complained about Levin’s alleged behaviour as she left Lionsgate in 2016. She’s told her story publicly in recent days.

Jaffe says her departure came with top executives making false and disparaging statements about her to prevent her from finding another job.

Levin’s lawyer said they’re not discussing Jaffe’s allegations in the press. Lionsgate says it takes these allegations seriously.

Lionsgate has agreed to pay Jaffe a $2.5 million settlement.

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