Paul Schrader has written a letter to his friends and associates responding to sexual assault allegations posed by his 26-year-old former assistant, claiming her accusations couldn’t be “further from the truth.”
On April 3, Schrader’s former assistant, identified as Jane Doe, alleged in a legal filing that the “Taxi Driver” screenwriter had sexually assaulted her on multiple occasions. One alleged incident occurred shortly after last year’s “Oh, Canada” premiere at the Cannes Film Festival, where she claims Schrader exposed his penis to her in his hotel room. She also claimed that Schrader’s lawyer agreed on a monetary settlement after the alleged abuse, but after some “soul searching,” he pulled out of the deal. The Jane Doe’s lawyers then filed a motion in New York state court to enforce the settlement and recoup litigation expenses.
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