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A class action lawsuit was filed today in Los Angeles County Superior Court against ICM, the talent agency's EVP Jack Gilardi, and an outside personal manager named John Rockwell described as a "Hollywood hustler and close friend of Gilardi". It alleges sexual battery, fraud, and a conspiracy under the Racketeer Influenced And Corrupt Organization (RICO) Act to "hip-pocket" actresses for sexual exploitation. TMZ first reported on the lawsuit, and I have now had a chance to read it. ICM gave this statement to me: the "allegations are outrageous and completely false. ICM denies any and all wrongdoing and will vigorously defend this action."
Claire Robinson, a former Miss British Columbia 2004 and 23-year-old Canadian fashion model, is the plaintiff representing the class of other "similarly situated" women. These are defined as "all female actresses who were falsely promised representation by ICM through a 'hip-pocket' arrangement and who were sexually battered or sexually harassed by a co-conspirator." The practice of hip-pocketing is described by the lawsuit as occuring "when an experienced, well-established senior agent extends the promise of representation to an actress without credit or experience" but never actually takes the "hip-pocketed" actress through the formal procedures of firm representation and then sexually exploits the woman. ICM sources tell me that Robinson is not listed in their records as a client.
Though the class action claims to "chronicle how young actresses wind up on the 'casting couch' to be sexually exploited through a criminal conspiracy of powerful men in the entertainment industry," the complaint targets only one agent at ICM, the 79-year-old Gilardi. Robinson claims that, two years ago, she visited his office where he verbally agreed to be her agent and have ICM represent her. She alleges that on May 20, 2007, the 79-year-old Gilardi "made sexual advances" towards her in an ICM limousine while they were on their way to an awards show.
The rest of the complaint talks about the sexual advances and sexual battery, including a rape, that Robinson allegedly endured in 2007 and 2008 from John Rockwell, 74, who she says is Gilardi's "professional and personal friend". Rockwell is not employed by ICM but she describes him as her personal manager and she claims he arranged for Gilardi to rep her. There is no mention that she ever reported the year-old rape to local authorities. But the complaint says Robinson suffered a nervous breakdown because of her alleged "hip-pocketing" and has been receiving psychiatric treatment.
The lawsuit makes no allegations of sexual battery by Gilardi or ICM. It does allege "a criminal enterprise (RICO) involving a scheme to sexually exploit young actress [sic]. The scheme involves ICM, one of the top talent agencies in the world, and one of its legendary agents, Gilardi." Robinson claims there were certain words exchanged between Rockwell and Gilardi -- "the phrase 'found a star' was code to Gilardi that Rockwell had found a new victim for their scheme of sexual exploitation" -- that show they were "co-conspirators".
The complaint also claims that Robinson "has since learned that this scheme has ensnared other girls who were 'hip-pocketed' at ICM", maybe as many as "hundreds", without providing any details.
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Let the self-defensive women bashing commence.
We all know 95% of what the woman claims is probably true…
Absolute BS enough said…Jack is straight up guy and anyone that knows him well knows this is nothing more then a bitter wannabe
“Grumpy Old Men III”
i have known jack for 25 years and i dont believe a word of this charge.
I don’t know if one should laugh or cry. Cry at innocence exploited, or laugh at the idea of a modern 23 year old woman being swapped around by a 79 year old and a 74 year old pair of devious rump riders with a promise of a future in the industry. 23 is a bit old to be led down that garden path isn’t it? Maybe I ‘m the one who is naive.
When an 80 year old agent at one of the top 5 wants to ‘hip pocket’ you and you’ve never even stepped foot on a set in your life, that shouldn’t raise any red flags, right??? Please. What world does this person live in…? Not saying it’s right but c’mon. It’s not like this is a new phenomenon.
Good luck with this one. Why not outlaw flirting? Why not outlaw being told you’re talented and never having that talent come to fruition? So she was hit on in 2007 and then rapped, and then someone committed sexual battery on her? After the first finger goes in your butt, maybe you shouldn’t take any more meetings with ICM. And if that does happen, call the cops then! Don’t wait. It might appear calculated.
absurd. this one won’t hold up in court.
of course it’s not her fault she’s not booking things. it’s never the actress’ fault they don’t book.
I am absolutely disgusted at some of these comments – the tone of it being fine is just..disgusting. This woman could be your daughter, your sister, your wife…someone you know, anyone.
It disturbs me, as a young female just starting out in this industry, how this is being taken.
Regardless of however it seems, RAPE is not right. Sexual assault is NOT right.
Christ….wow. I hope this attitude isn’t as prevalent…hell, I even feel like joining Women in Film now.
Horrible.
I have never posted before in my life but follow this site as I am a former LA suit. Jack is a really, really good person. I remember when I was at AFM years ago and Jack was with JCVD at a party I was with my elderly mother who adores JCVD. She had a one of those box cameras and Jack asked JCVD to please be patient with my mother’s camera and JCVD must have fumbled with it for three or four shots at Jack’s coaching. So look, it sounds to me like Jack had this friend who was a jackass and that’s it. This kind of stuff happens all the time out there but not by me when I was there and not by anyone I knew, like Jack.
Nice backup plan, fail miserably in trying to make it big, so just sue to get rich! Gotta love it. Did she hire Gloria Allred?
Ridiculous lawsuit that just by the phrasing not only appears baseless, but completely devoid of an understanding of Hollywood practices.
Suggesting hip pocketing occurs in situations as quid pro quo for sex is absolutely ridiculous…
Does this lawsuit realize how often males are hip pocketed?
Actors and actresses are hip pocketed, particularly at ICM, for a variety of very legitimate reasons:
1) They don’t get involved in the covering process. If a client is “officially” represented by the talent department, all the different covering agents are expected to know who that person is and get them auditions. Meanwhile, hip pockets are the sole responsibility of the agents who “pocket” them, hence, covering agents aren’t burdened with the task of getting these extra auditions.
2) You often hip pocket new actors during a trial period in which you get feedback from casting agents to determine if they’re as good as you think, before going through the more formal process of officially adding them to your list and the agencies list.
3) Hip pocketing often occurs as means of currying favor with managers – where an agent will agree to represent a client, but knows that they could never get the rest of the talent department to agree to lift a finger for the client or add him or her to the official client list (for submissions to breakdowns, covering assignments, etc.)
4) Star clients friends / children are often “hip pocketed.” Same with the progeny of network executives and studio chiefs. I won’t name names, but this is a common.
5) Sometimes lit agents dabbling in talent / an assistant / a coordinator will hip pocket an actor to get their feet wet, usually because they really believe in them. (I personally hip pocketed a 10 year old kid as an assistant at ICM, because I wanted the money from having the next big kid star and did so off the clock – not for any “RICO sexual exploitation reason!” Absolutely absurd)
All of this hip pocketing revolves around legitimate business reasons – and none of it involved some sort of criminal conspiracy that is being implied.
Jack Gilardi is an extremely upstanding older gentleman who has been nothing but great to his clients throughout his many years. Everything I know about his personal life suggests to me that this is a baseless accusation against him. He is a very respectful gentleman who treats women well.
To label hip pocketing a client that a manager asks you to as a coordinated conspiracy to sexually exploit is ridiculous. Jack would probably agree to hip pocket any actor whom a long time friend asked him to co-rep – so this accusation of him knowingly trying to exploit a girl who sounds unstable at best is complete fantasy.
It clearly seems they are only including ICM and Gilardi as a defendants because they perceive ICM as having the deep pockets.
Hey WowWah -
My mother, sister or friend would probably be aware of the sexual danger that prevails for most women and men in this business. If you are truly that naive or idealistic in 2009, I’d suggest googling Women in Film ASAP and putting them on voice-activated speed dial.
Just my opinion…
I’m late to this conversation but hip-pocketing isn’t a euphemism for anything sexual. It just means that the agent can’t/won’t take a client on officially, so they agree to unofficially represent them until they prove/don’t prove that they deserve to get repped for real. I have no idea what’s true or isn’t true here, but to straighten out the terminology …
I don’t care about he said she said lawsuits but:
“All of this hip pocketing revolves around legitimate business reasons – and none of it involved some sort of criminal conspiracy that is being implied.”
That’s a nice internal rationalization and true to practice but a real load of shit legally.
As bonded agents of the state Talent Agents at an “ICM” actually have a FIDUCIARY RESPONSIBLITY to their clients. By hip pocketing the talent the legal responsiblity client is thought to be voided but it’s not. And the hip pocketing is done at the potential expense of the agency’s license from the state by not operating under the legal parameters of representation.
Just another reason for the state Attorney General to investigate the current system of agency industry practices. Especially after the merger of WMA/E is concluded.
Huh? What? Nah!
Jack was my 1st agent in the late ’80’s when I was 22 & had absolutely no idea what I was doing. I’m a girl, a former model & he and his assistant George (Climbus?) were nothing but kind & courteous, getting me the best meetings including 1 w/ Michael Piller @ Star Trek: The Next Generation that changed my life.
If there’s any truth to these allegations I would be completely stunned.
this is someone who is clearly looking for their 15 minutes of fame. Jack is a legend and a true class act. Jack deserves better than this, and Nikki, as someone who usually tells it like it is, i’m surprised you wouldn’t call this out.
Unfortunately, seems like this story has legs — Merit? Who the hell knows. I do know that girls (and boys alike) should follow the two golden rules in Hollywood. Never screw for work, and if someone touches you without your cooperation, bite, kick and scream until they knock it off! I know, I’ve been there, and it’s painful. Especially the biting!
She’s kidding, right? This is the most ridiculous thing I think I’ve ever read… C’mon, really? Gilardi? not in a million years. Sounds like a shunned “escort” to me… I’m just sayin’…
Reelbusy…
None of the practices traditionally considered ‘hip pocketing’ necessarily violate fiduciary responsibility to clients under laws and statutes governing agencies.
Tell me exactly how hip pocketing violates the legal parameters of an agency’s state license? (besides in cases where non-agents, i.e. assistants, within an agency hip pocket talent – in which case most would offer up the defense that they were merely managing a “friend” and aren’t acting as an agent)
A huge portion of Hollywood, and all business for that matter, operates under verbal and handshake agreements until money is actually on the table.
Similarly, most agents don’t regard hip pockets as outside the legal protection they are bound to uphold as licensed agents of the state of CA. They are generally afforded all the same legal protections but not the same formal standing within an agency – including the processing representation agreements, inclusion on official client rosters, being submitted by covering agents, etc.
This is merely a verbal, informal arrangement entered into for the expediency of both parties.
Should the government ever get involved in re-policing the industry, managers will be the real target.
It sounds like the above poster is trying to cover her tracks. If the old devil finally goes down then she’s worried about her exposure – if there’s anything untrue about these allegations I would be completely stunned.
I know the old devil better than all of you.
You people should be ashamed. The basic response has been “what did she expect, it’s Hollywood.” Grow up. Pathetic.
Maybe this will give ICM a chance to finally clear out some of their dead wood. Look at Gilardi’s client list. Half of them are dead.
There ARE other girls … I know of another. Shame on all of you who speak with opinion but no knowledge.
Not a surprise. It happens all the time. Having worked at CAA back in the early 90’s I saw it everyday.
Settlement……
The Entertainment media has built an aura around the industry. If this woman is from a small town, then she might not know what goes on in holywood. She might have stars in her eyes. You know, the ones the PR machines are really good at creating.
There is no excuse for criminally negligent conduct, especially regarding sexual exploitation.
Wow! I honestly can’t believe how quickly everyone in this comment section is discounting the claims of this woman and bashing her on top of that. People, let’s all reserve judgement until both sides have the chance to present their arguments in court.
Can anyone else smell a MOTW here? Definitely buying this chick’s life-rights.
Ha, sounds like a bunch of pervy old men posting here, or getting their pals to post, afraid this case will pull the plug on their sick games.
Next time any of you pervs sue when you’ve been swindled monetarily we’re all gonna blame you – “Whaddya expect? Hollywood’s a shark tank and you knew what you were getting into!” Blame the victim mentality cuts all ways.
If Gilardi is so upstanding and respectable, then she had nothing to fear or suspect about him. So the argument that she should’ve known better doesn’t make sense, and is psychotic anyhow.
unreal what a wannabe actress will do to get a buck in this town…
It takes an incredible amount of courage to accuse anyone of rape and undergo the misery and expense of a trial, so my bias is with the complainant. I don’t believe women make this claim lightly. After all, she subjects herself to this ‘blame the victim viciousness’ — Anita Hill, anyone? — and exposes herself in front of the entire world, as well as the courts. Why does anybody who has not been wronged risk all this?
I don’t know Gilardi.
I am familiar with Rockwell. Five-ish years ago when I was 22 and new to LA I met him and he tried to woo me repeatedly with all kinds of flashy and flattering talk, promises, propositions (business & personal), social invitations, etc. I didn’t entertain ANY of his offers because I noticed the red flags, but from what these girls are alleging the manipulative endgame of this geezer doesn’t suprise me in the slightest.
Wow. I have personally witnessed the depravity of old men in power in this business- and when those powerful men tell you that they can end your career before it ever started – they mean it- so you try to find a way out that doesn’t get you black balled –
I am certain that it happened- and if it is class action- doesn’t that mean they had to find multiple victims?
I pray that what this girl said happened did not, and that if it did those scumbags responsible get sent to prison for a long time.
That said, as others have noted, hip-pocketing just means the agent can’t take on any new clients at the time and/or doesn’t want to take one on fully until they see how hard it will be for the person to get work.
Writers are hip-pocketed all the time. Mostly schlubby, out of shape, never-see-the-sun writers. So the term is clearly not about sexual favors.
Wait……an aspiring actress blew some old dudes to try and help her make it? NO WAY!!!
“Jack” is correct. Women do not make such accusations lightly because inevitably the backlash is like being raped again. Holding attackers accountable is traumatic and life-ruining, and it’s understandable why some women don’t come forward immediately or never do.
have fun trying to be an actress in this town now.
I really hate this town. “He’s a good guy” “I kow him and this doesn’t sound like him” Puh-lease. Please let those recent quakes be fore-shocks. The Big One needs to clean house.
The people that bash her for being naive or oblivious to industry practices just had this whole thing go right over their head. The fact that she was naive or oblivious is precisely one of the key points she is making! I don’t know whether her claims have any merit, but based on some of the comments here, some of you people have serious issues with blaming victims.
As a 23 year old female TV writer, I experienced a similar situation at ICM. In my case the agent hip-pocketing me cost me a writing job that was already on the table when he pulled some quid pro quo bullshit. And to all the jerk-off old-school men posting on this site, no, you don’t see it coming. Your male friends, peers, and colleagues never experience it. No one warns you, and you have no recourse because you’re not officially on the books. In my case, I was lucky enough to get away before the dude tried to touch me, but Christ. It took me two years to get my career back on track. That agent has since been fired, and he started up a management company / front of some kind downtown. ICM and the big 5 need to reform their HR departments to address the abuses that go on with hip-pocketed clients.
considering she apparently didn’t file charges for the alleged rape, it seems like it was a price she was willing to pay IF she’d gotten bookings out of it. If that IS the case (and we don’t know, of course) then the most she should be able to go after the agent for is ‘theft of services’ or ‘breach of verbal contract.’ Again, not saying I have ANY more facts than the rest of the posters here, just that if someone agrees to trade sex for payment (cash, a part, representation), then it’s hard to call it rape retroactively when they don’t get their “payment” for services rendered.
No one is saying the same thing doesn’t happen to men who are hip pocketed. I mean come on, even people who are straight in hollywood are gay half the time. I’m sure both men and women are being exploited…
To “Wow” and all these others either “new to the business” or naive enough to believe what their mommies and 5th grade Drama Teachers told them this is A) A business and B) An extended version of high school where egos rule. Having entered the business when I was 14 with the acting thing then eventually landing at ICM as an agent’s asst. where I knew Jack and trusted him to hip pocket my WIFE (Dead serious), I’m well aware of what goes on from time to time.
These claims might be true. They might not. If they are, why was a rape not reported? If there WAS a rape but then the actress booked a stint on CSA: Miami, would it have been reported? Call me “sick” but think about that last question. I mean really. I was working on a movie a some time ago and an actress blew a director to land the co-starring role. She got it and is now known globally and has a huge quote. Not saying it’s right but again, come on people…
Don’t move to Alaska and complain about the cold. Don’t join the Army and complain about the push ups.
Don’t join the Biz and expect professional maturity.
This is all lame…
this story seems a bit strange… first of all i am 5′5 and weigh 105lbs. and i can guarantee you that if a 79 yr old man tries to rape me… I KNOW I can take him down. So I am just not buying this story. This sounds more like he probably was going to entertain the idea of representing her. They had sex. Then when she saw she was not getting what she wanted, then I think she went for the kill. Don’t blame her for trying. But a model who is probably 5′9 can definitely take out an 80 yr old man. COME ON!!! It sounds like she is the scammer. When I was in my 20’s I KNEW exactly what I was doing… what the heck was she doing putting herself in the situation in the first place. What a dumb a%*. I would make sure I had contract in writing before agreeing to go anywhere with that old man.
Just another actress who let’s her lips do the talking. She’s about as sane as Octo-mom.
While any exploitation of any gender wrong, the facts are:
1) “Hip pocketing” is a perfectly legitimate business practices of representation that involves everyone from young ingenues to shlubby old screen writers. (Its a very common practice in literary as an agent may only rep a writer on a single script and not want to undertake the process of more formal representation until it sells – particularly if the writer is a “one-and-done” spec writer)
2) There is nothing “sexually” implied by hip pocketing, though it is very common place for agents and managers who are dating talent to “hip pocket” those people they are dating. But this is not necessarily any more nefarious than in any other industry – a car mechanic is more likely to repair their girlfriends car off the books, a publicist is more likely to provide free publicity work to someone they are dating, etc. etc.
But might I also add, hip pocketing occurs with children and relatives as well. I find it unfair to single out representation for its codified system of perks to friends and loved ones.
3) Women take advantage of male agents as well. I know many a young ingenue that has deliberately tried to sleep with an agent, producer, or casting agent in hopes of getting noticed. I usually lied and said I worked in another profession to avoid this from happening – and this is a common practice of people who work at agencies to avoid getting “hit up.”
4) Any time men and women are so desperate to “make it” that they will throw personal morals as well as common sense caution to the wind, there will be unscrupulous individuals who flock to take advantage of the situation.
Generally speaking, those agents in it for the wrong reasons get washed out of the business quick – or at least washed to the dregs of the business where they might continue to ineptly peddle their hucksterism.
This is not a business where reputations don’t matter – and while there are the rare cases in which blind eyes are turned to egregious offenses because of the immense talent of the individual – i.e. Roman Polanski – even in those cases, punishment comes in the form a tarnished career never reaching its full zenith due to despicable behavior.
5) In cases where agents do have sexual relations with clients or potential clients, and just the publicized cases of actresses who married their reps shows that it does occur, it generally is handled with a modicum of respectability and is entirely consensual.
Only Jack Gilardi, John Rockwell and Claire Robinson know if, in fact, her allegations are true or not. What I do know for sure, though, is that Jack Gilardi gloriously celebrated with O.J. Simpson the acquittal of that piece-of-shit murderer. So — I don’t put these allegations concerning Jack Gilardi as an impossibility.
Lotta hysterical women-hating, gerkin-dicks commenting. Those creepy farts are responsible for their own actions. You fellas sound really sexually frustrated with pathological mommy issues. Resentful that you’ll never get a date with a good looking woman without paying for it.
According to the irrational ‘thinking’ from some of you mental giants, no legal action in Hollywood ever has any merit. We all know contracts get breached, ideas get ripped off, accounting records get falsified. According to the psychos on this site, none of these breaches are actionable because everyone knows it goes on in Hollywood and therefore is “asking” for it by engaging in business.
Perhaps the defendant(s) is planting comments to try to psyche out the opposing party, or perhaps there are a lot of rapists reading this site. The idea that this level of ignorance and hysterical women-hating genuinely exists is too dark to fathom.
Otherwise, women everywhere take note: this is war.
These idiots who dismiss this young woman’s claim either by siding with the men in power or because it’s just Hollywood, as if that makes the crime of rape defensible, need to consider the degree to which they’ve abandoned their humanity. If it was their daughter filing this claim, would they be so callous and cynical? They also need to answer a simple question: what does this young woman get in exchange for the agony of having to press her suit in court? A career? Hell no. Money? Any settlement would hardly be enough to compensate her, and what money there was would be gobbled up by lawyers. The only conclusion is that she is motivated by outrage and a sense of having been wronged. That is the only reason women press rape claims.
I’m particularly disgusted with the woman who says she’s 5 7 and could beat up a 79 year old rapist, so it can’t be true. Stupid idiot.
Don’t move to Alaska and complain about the cold. Don’t join the Army and complain about the push ups.
Don’t legitimize sexual battery in the industry and then turn around and wonder why the industry has a bad reputation.
Claire, I believe you. Thank you for filing this suit, your courage will be remembered, no matter who drags your name in the mud
Anyone who has worked at ICM for any length of time knows EXACTLY what Jack’s deal is (and I’m not for one second saying there’s anything wrong with it, as long as everyone’s getting what they want).
The mailroom people used to find reasons to hang out by his office to watch the virtual parade of Maxim-quality girls going in and out of there.
I do have two thoughts though:
1) I don’t believe for one second that any type of physical force was used. He would never need it. If you’ve never worked at a major agency, then you really have no idea how many HOT girls there are in LA who are more than happy to sleep with you if you’ll hip-pocket them (and I imagine the same is true in reverse for male actors).
2) Another point of interest for me is that the lawsuit alleges that the rape occurred on May 20, 2007. When was that? Interestingly, 2 years ago today. What’s the statute of limitations in CA for torts like this? Oh yeah…2 years!
Mighty interesting timing…
ExICMClient — is friends with the addict girl who is alleging the false claims, they can never be proved; they are disproved clearly by her statements
ExICMClient — also is a paid blogger for a right wing womens advocate group funded by pat roberston aka s- stirrer
sometimes its best to remain quiet and be thoguht a fool than open your mouth and remove all doubt
With no direct knowledge of the case, I can’t comment on the allegations, but it certainly doesn’t seem implausible that a powerful agent would try to take advantage of someone new to the business.
For those claiming “why didn’t she report it?” as if that somehow proved anything.
Here’s news: Hundreds of thousands of women are raped and don’t report it. Ever. Here’s why: Fear. Fear of it happening again. Fear of being assaulted. Fear of people passing judgment on you. “She had it coming.” “She was wearing a short skirt.” “She wanted it.” “She was drunk.” “She was practically begging for it.” Shame. Nightmares. Just wanting it all to go away. Fear of the guy. Maybe he’s powerful. Maybe he has powerful friends, powerful friends who will team up on you. And if he was smart, and didn’t leave evidence, it’s awfully hard to prove. Particularly if he’s rich & has a good lawyer.
I don’t speak from first-hand experience, thank God, but I have two friends who’ve been raped. One never reported it. Try imagining what it’s been like to be in that person’s shoes before you throw around idiocy.
anyone who knows jack, knows that he is a sweet man. he supports his colleagues, his clients and generally loves what he does (too bad more in this town don’t follow his example). No one is more loyal to icm (check out his license plates). this all sounds like a bad lifetime movie and i’m sad for all involved.
What a great plot for a movie…Pretty girl goes to Hollywood…meets powerful agent…thinks she will be a star…sexually teases agent…agent refuses tease or accepts it…Actress can’t get a job…Does poor interviews…is a sophisticated 23 yr old…gets overwhelmed with thoughts of “Stardom”…teases all she comes in contact with…can’t get a job…goes on more interviews…can’t get a job…goes home disappointed…sues!….what a loser!
This is a tough business and if a young talent is lucky enough to be thought to “maybe” have the talent and looks to become a successful actress, then she has the option go with it or not. We are not talking about a 16 year old here but a 23 year old sophisticated International beauty contest winner. Most newcomers do not have that opportunity; she obviously chose to accept the benefits offered by hip-pocketing, because she did not have the experience or résumé to be accepted by such a top Agency.
My question is how many successful people in this town owe their careers to “Hip-pocketing”….a hell of a lot. I personally know many-many who achieved success through that process of marketing.
As far as Jack Gilardi and ICM are concerned: Total case of sour grapes….on the other hand, the manager…I don’t know him, but a 73 yr old and a 23 yr old….think about it! In my 35 years as a successful Personal Manager dealing almost exclusively with ICM, WMA and CAA, I never heard of anything so outlandish! I believe this girl is open for a counter suit by ICM and Gilardi.
Jack, I and my friends in the industry support you always!
P.S. I am not a person friend of Gilardi or a company insider. But someone concerned by the tainting of my industry.
jack is a great guy and this girl is for sure looking for a payday
Jack is at the top of the list of Hollywood gentlemen
id like it to be proved
innocent until proven
The other commenter is right.
Hope some of you who hold her responsible for these men’s criminal acts have suffered some injustice in this business. Maybe you were canned in the WMA merger, or lost your job in the WGA strike, or were cheated in a deal. Maybe you entered into a contract with someone who is infamously unethical. Whatever the case, you knew the pitfalls of the business so you were asking for it. You gave up all rights to making a living, and being treated fairly and lawfully because you willingly employed yourself in this business.
You were asking for it should be the new argument used when defending wrongful termination suits, fraud etc
Why, oh why, did I not listen to my instincts after college and go to medical school instead of Hollywood?
(Sorry to submit two comments, Nikki. This one is slightly-edited and should replace the one I submitted a minute ago. Thx.)
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@Owen:
ExICMClient is a working writer in this business. I’m unfamiliar with (yet sympathetic to) the young woman in the post. I’m also unfamiliar with the term “right wing womens advocate group funded by Pat Robertson.” “Right wing,” “Pat Robertson” and “womens advocate”(sic) are terms seldom grouped together. Given your knee-jerk emotional response and crazy-sounding syntax, I can only assume you’re my former agent.
This is absurd…I don’t know what this woman’s motive is, but having known Jack for more than 30 years, I can only imagine her motive(s) are not legitimate. I can assure you that Jack has always acted in a most professional manner. Not only that, Jack is a devoted religious man, and one of the few men in Hollywood that I trust without hesitation. I know his ethics and morals are true, and I promise you, they are intact. This is why I find these allegations impossible to accept. I think its obvious that this woman is bitter, scorned, and evil, and most likely will not be able to prove her side. And then for some lawyer to take this case and put a vicious twist on it by mentioning RICO just makes this case that much more ludicrous. A RICO class action suit? What the hell is that? I was under the impression that only the federal government can instigate a RICO action, not some contingency based lawyer…I’m obviously not an attorney, but something is really wrong here. As most of the other postings are saying….I’m sure that this Robinson girl is merely looking for a payday of some sort because her looks and talent are not what she thought them to be when she came to town. I’m standing behind Jack…now, and forever.
Seriously, who cares if Jack is nice or not. The bottom line is that these women knew exactly what was going on and are just pissed that the promise wasn’t held up. Promises are broken everyday, what makes this situation any different?? Do they really think they will have career’s in the entertainment world now?? Oh, how I hope he gets the best attorney’s possible and blows this out of the courtroom!
Nikki, you did a good thing selecting a fresh-faced photo, instead of a lurid one a la TMZ.
this woman is telling the truth….i found out about these young women after becoming engaged to one of the gross older men (not knowing yet what he was doing behind my back)…i found out what he was doing and left him. go for it girl!!!!!!!!! these men are Not upstanding!