Kids TV Star Raquel Lee Bolleau Sues Disney, Alleges She Was Raped by ...
The suit says the abuse happened during a Utah shoot and in hotel rooms, and seeks damages for emotional distress, economic losses and punitive damages.
- On Friday, former child actress Raquel Lee Bolleau filed a lawsuit in Los Angeles Superior Court against The Walt Disney Co., alleging an unidentified employee sexually abused her during the 2001 film The Poof Point.
- Bolleau alleges the abuse occurred in Utah hotel rooms and on set when she was 14, claiming Doe supplied alcohol and that no Disney representative intervened despite harassment happening "in plain view."
- Her physical and mental health "changed dramatically" during filming, yet Disney executives attacked her "changed behavior and trauma response," ultimately canceling her role in Web Girl.
- Attorneys Douglas Wigdor and Jane Kim described the misconduct as part of a broader "institutional and systemic pattern," stating those involved must be held accountable.
- The filing cites Disney's historical connections to convicted dialogue coach Brian Peck and disgraced producer Harvey Weinstein to support allegations of systemic failure within the company's oversight practices.
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Former Disney Star Accuses Company Of Failing To Stop Alleged Rape At 14
Newscom/MEGA Former Disney child star Raquel Lee Bolleau has filed a lawsuit accusing the entertainment giant of failing to protect her from an adult employee who allegedly raped and sexually assaulted her when she was 14 years old. Bolleau claims the abuse began while she was filming the 2001 Disney Channel Original Movie “The Poof Point” in Utah and continued throughout production. The actress alleges that adults working on the movie noticed d…
Raquel Lee Sues Disney Over Alleged Abuse At 14; A Prior Settlement With Mark Curry Has Surfaced
Former child star Raquel Lee has filed a lawsuit against Disney, saying she was raped by an ex-employee at age 14. According to Variety, Lee said in her lawsuit that the assault happened in 2001 when she was working on the movie The Poof Point. Separately, The Hollywood Reporter has revealed that Lee reached a confidential 2015 settlement with actor Mark Curry, who played her father in the film, years before she filed suit against Disney. Who is…
Raquel Lee Sues Disney, Alleging The Company Failed To Protect Her From Sexual Abuse At 14
The adults on the Disney set allegedly knew something was wrong with Raquel Lee. They watched the previously energetic 14-year-old actress become exhausted, intoxicated, physically ill, and unable to remember her lines while filming the 2001 Disney Channel movie The Poof Point . According to a new lawsuit, they also witnessed a middle-aged male employee sexually harass and touch her on set. Yet Lee says no one stepped in to protect her. Instead,…
Raquel Lee, an actress who participated during her childhood in programs such as The Amanda Show and The Proud Family, sued Disney for alleged negligence and sexual abuse she would have suffered when she was 14 years old during the filming of the film The Poof Point, released in 2001. In the lawsuit filed on Friday, Lee accuses a former Disney employee, described as a middle-aged man, of having manipulated, sexually harassed and assaulted her du…
The lawsuit was filed in the Los Angeles County High Court. The facts would have happened about 25 years ago, when the woman was 14.
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