Second Woman Comes Forward To Accuse Casey Affleck of Sexual Harassment
Well well, it seems Casey Affleck, younger brother to Hollywood star Ben Affleck is making quite a name for himself... as a pervert jerkwad.
Last week, a woman who worked on the Joaquin Phoenix documentary, I'm Still Here: The Lost Year of Joaquin Phoenix, accused Casey, who is directing the film, of sexual harassment and forcing her off of the project without payment.
That woman was Amanda White, and according to her lawsuit, Affleck made unwanted advances and when they were rebuffed, proceeded to abuse and mistreat Ms. White until she eventually left the project without receiving compensation.
The project in question follows actor Joaquin Phoenix as he attempts a career switch in hip hop - a move which was widely mocked in the tabloid world as some kind of gimmick - which as it turns out, it was. Casey Affleck is married to Joaquin Phoenix's sister Summer, who is probably very thrilled about all this wonderful news. They have two children.
Affleck and his camp have fired back accusing the accuser of suffering from "sour grapes" for being let go from the film. Until this latest allegation surfaced, it might have been believable, but now that a second woman has come forward accusing Affleck of similar behavior, things don't look good.
The second woman, cinematographer Magdalena Gorka, is also accusing Casey of making unwanted advances. She describes an incident where they were all staying at the home of Phoenix, when in the middle of the night, Gorka awoke to find Affleck laying in bed next to her in just his underwear and t-shirt attempting to cuddle with the unsuspecting sleeping Gorka. She made it clear she was uninterested and Affleck persisted. RUDE.
Gorka also claims she was mistreated and subsequently forced off the project after the incident and is suing for damages and compensation.
Seriously, WTF? You are married to your best friend's sister, you are working on his project and you are still trying to get busy with the entire female staff? Has he never heard of discretion, manners, consensual sex? Never mind monogamy and morals — if half of this true, it's just disgusting and shameful.
Public stoning really needs to be brought back just for cases such as this. Every day Hollywood runs the risk of becoming the next Sodom and Gomorrah. There will be salt.
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